A Detailed Breakdown of How the Salomon Hologram Rides Review by The Good Ride

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Salomon Hologram Written Review

2025 Update: The 2024 and 2025 is pretty similar to the last time we reviewed it but the high back was updated and has a design similar to the one we tested when it first came out. It’s just a little more refined. 

2020 Update: The Hologram had a bit of an overhaul for 2019 that we all liked.
More Shock Absorption In The Heel Pad
The heel loop is stiffer even though it is still flexible
A New Lighter Highback

How This Salomon Hologram Review Happened:  We borrowed this for an extended demo and then returned it.

Days: 15+ on the 2019 and 2020 models
Riders: James, Peter, Zobel & Jimbo and others
Boots: Adidas Tactical ADV, Burton Imperial, Adidas Response
Insoles: Sandsole Custom Insoles, Footprint Insole Technology Gamechangers, Footprint Insole Technology Gamechangers Lite, Footprint Insole Technology Gameghangers Low Profile
Boards: Jones Mind Expander Gentemstick Mantaray 156, Yes Pick Your Line, Korua Otto, Lib Tech Terrain Wrecker, Capita Mercury, Yes Greats, Salomon Assasin, Salomon Assin Pro and many more.

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Similar (but not the same) Bindings: Union Atlas, Union Strata, Salomon Highlander,  Burton Genesis, Burton Genesis X, Burton Cartel, Union Force, Now Drive, Now Pilot

About Shadow Tech

It’s a soft heel loop with kevlar ropes that wrap around it and attach to the middle of the base plate. It seems sketchy until you ride it, and it makes sense. This is exclusive to Salomon.

Highback Flex

There is an easy twist, and even though a large part of the highback has been cut out, it still has a medium to medium/stiff flex when you pull straight back.

Binding to Boot Adjustability

So this is a weak point for Salomon Hologram. The strap adjustability is super easy and super fast to adjust on the fly. There is an adjustable gas pedal so you can get the toe of your boot in the responsive area. It doesn’t center the boot easily in the binding, though, and you have to rely on the disc to center the boot/binding on the board. There is no highback rotation because what looks like that is actually the forward lean. You can do some rotation but it seems to add forward lean at the same time.

For people like me who get calf bite on a forward lean, this is really frustrating. If you don’t have even featured or big calves, then this might not be a problem. The one saving grace for me is the soft Shadow Tech heel loop that allows the high back to flex, and combined with the easy twisting high back, it wasn’t much of an issue.

Stance Width Adjustability

If you can get your boot centered in the binding then you can turn the discs sideways and get some decent movement between the inserts. You have to me more in the middle of the suggested size range to center most boots though.

Comfort

Even though you can’t adjust the highbacks much, the Salomon Hologram and the entire binding were very comfortable.

Boot Support

You would think this soft heel loop would not support you, but after riding this in all conditions, it’s just as supportive as a solid heel loop with the same ankle strap. while still giving you a lot of freedom to lean over hard towards the tip/tail. The toe strap also does a really good job of spreading around the toe and pulling it into the heel cup. Ankle straps are pretty supportive, too.

Turn Initiation/Response

The Salomon Hologram has a pretty medium-to-medium-fast response and a lot more than we thought we would get when we first looked at this binding years ago. It can power most boards out there well edge to edge, especially after we compared it to some of our favorites like the Genesis X and Atlas. It has a semi-sharp initiation to the turn that is a little sharper/quicker compared to the Genesis X but is a little smoother compared to the Atlas.

Feel Under Foot/Buttering

So, with this flexy Shadow tech of the Salomon Hologram, you can really lean towards the tip or tail and really use a lot of leverage to butter a snowboard. There is a lot of the base plate that is milled out and replaced with EVA foam, so it doesn’t alter the boards’ personality underfoot as much as many bindings out there. It wasn’t quite as easy underfoot as Burton’s Re:Flex, but it was close and about the same or even a little better than my Atlas.

Ratchet System

It’s pretty smooth and easy.

Shock Absorption

The new base plate improved the shock absorption over the old one and does a really good job. The cant works well too for most and keeps the joints aligned.

So, all in all, the Salomon Holograms do a great job of integrating well with a lot of board types and riding styles.