The construction of the Salomon Sick Stick features some of the brand’s top-shelf tech. The ‘Ghost Green Core’ is the lightest in the range thanks to a liberal use of specially-selected paulownia wood, but it still packs a punch when you want to load it up for take-off. The sintered base is also lightning quick.

“Each size of the Salomon Sick Stick is different in shape, and picking the right one has a lot more to do with your riding style than how tall you are”

The one seen here is the 157, but if you think you’d be better off with the 151 or the 162 then be aware that each size of the Salomon Sick Stick is different in shape, and picking the right one has a lot more to do with your riding style than how tall you are.

The waist width and sidecut vary quite a bit, to make them better suited for certain conditions. Our tester has more to say on that below – make sure you check out his thoughts before making your choice.

The Salomon Sick Stick is also ‘split ready’, so if you want to chop it down the middle and turn it into a splitboard, it will already be sealed against the elements.

“I was excited to shape and engineer the new Sick Stick, and thought it could be rad to have a little more of a quiver approach to the board sizes.

The whole Hillside Project has been awesome and gave us the chance to try a lot of different shapes, flexes, and sidecuts, it let us build a nice set of boards for all kinds of terrain.

The Sick Stick has always been a rad mix of a killer pow board that is still a sick freestyle board. We definitely kept that focus whilst spicing up the visible changes that are cool but also work better, like the wider tail shape.”