 New to the range last year, the Hookknife was the replacement for the best-selling sabotage. With such big brutes to fill, the snowboard world was skeptical that this upstart could even get close. But boy, how wrong they were. Winning both a transworld good wood and taking best overall board in snowboard and mags blackboard experiment, the Hookknife has firmly cemented itself as one of the very best freestyle boards on the market. By combining state-of-the-art design with high-end manufacturing, this truly stunning snowboard really finds park snowboarding, delivering a level of control and performance that is truly outstanding. Built around a lightweight blunt twin-tip chassis, it's designed to deliver the ultimate imbalanced control and feel, ensuring that no matter how technical your riding gets, you'll always be in control. But don't go thinking that the Hookknife is just another one of those soft flexing giftboards, this board is so much more than that. And this is nowhere more obvious than with the addition of Salomon's state-of-the-art quad camber profile. Borrowed directly from the highly acclaimed Ultimate Ride, this advanced profile blends an enhanced camber with rocker at the tip and tail, creating a hook-free ride, but doing it without compromising pop or power, ensuring that this is one of the most responsive freestyle boards there is. Add to this the stunning EQ Rad Sidecut for increased edge control and you've got a board that not only rules in the park, but one which also kills it out on the mountain. Now internally, Salomon really pushed the boat out, delivering a level of construction almost unheard of at this price point. Heading this up is the responsive Aspen Select popster wood core. This lively wood core is profiled with Salomon's advanced popster milling to deliver the perfect balance of freestyle playfulness with all-terrain pop and power. Add to this the mid-flex bias glass structural aids for the optimal torsional flex and the pop-enhancing slingshot inserts under the bindings and the hook knife performance credentials are clear to see.