Construction and Materials

Given the HPS range’s premium feel, it’s no surprise to see plenty of Salomon’s top tech at work here. The ‘Ghost Green Core’ is – as the name suggests – made from sustainable wood, whilst also being ridiculously light. Additional ollie ease comes from the varying thicknesses of wood along the length of the profile.

That’ll come in useful when you’re scratching your freestyle itch, while the cork dampening will keep your feet happy when things get a bit too chattery at high speed – something you’ll have no problem experiencing thanks to Salomon’s ‘Sintered EG’ base, which for our money remains among the fastest you’ll find right out of the wrapper.

So all angles are covered, then; and in a segway worthy of The One Show, that brings us neatly onto the edge-tuning, which is sharpest at the contact points and mellowed off elsewhere for a ride that’s precise when you want it to be, but forgiving elsewhere.

“Additional ollie ease comes from the varying thicknesses of wood along the length of the profile”

Roundup

If we’re honest, we’ll take out a deck from the HPS range as often as Wolle can design them. The time is definitely right, however, for a more freestyle-focused model to grace the range, and there are few riders who epitomise true all-round chops like Louif. For anyone that liked the look of the previous models in the line, but were holding out for something just a little more versatile, welcome to Paradis.

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“New all-mountain assault board from Louif designed with Wolle. Tapered shape, Full ABC Wrapper Ghost Green Core Construction. Louif dream board .”