Salomon HPS Taka Split 2.0

Powder is central to the Taka brief. Today’s HPS Taka Split 2.0 pairs a long rockered nose with camber between the feet. Our earlier Taka experience helps explain the idea while remaining attached to that tested board.

Is the Salomon HPS Taka Split 2.0 26/27 right for your tours?

Freeride splitters who choose tours around good snow are the natural audience. The current table shows a 12 mm difference between nose and tail. Medium flex and Powder Camber target float with support through turns. If demanding hard-snow approaches dominate every purchase decision, broaden the comparison.

What should you consider on the ascent?

The package includes Plum connectors and precut Pomoca skins. Our earlier test showed that powder emphasis and hard-snow climbing stability can carry different priorities. That observation is a reason for a demo, not an unchanged score for the current 2.0.

How do you choose suitable length and width?

Sizes are 155, 158 and 161 cm. Waists increase from 255 through 259 to 261 mm. Associate each listed weight with its own size; it is not our measured complete setup weight with bindings and skins.

How do boots, bindings and skins work together?

Start by matching boot fit, board width and lateral support. An oversized boot loses support before pressure reaches the edge. For the Salomon HPS Taka Split 2.0, we would prioritise heel hold and a highback suited to your weight over choosing the stiffest possible binding. Playful downhill handling need not mean a setup that collapses sideways on a traverse. Practise both touring and riding modes with your actual interface and its specified screws. Plan suitable skins too: length, width and nose and tail fittings need to work together.

Read more in our Splitboard Gear Guide.

Which of our test experiences help you?

We have not yet tested the current Taka 2.0 ourselves. Our earlier Taka test described a light-feeling, very agile and enjoyable powder board. It also pleased us in tracked and wind-pressed snow and on hard piste. Powder experience at the time was limited to relatively little fresh snow.

On hard, wind-scoured ascents the earlier board was less stable than some competitors in that test. This helps explain its balance between powder profile and climbing behaviour at the time. The diagrams on the right belong to that earlier Taka, not a new assessment of today’s 2.0 and its current skins.

Our earlier test 20/21.

What has changed since 25/26 and earlier models?

Salomon currently includes this model in its regular range. The manufacturer page does not identify a separate technical redesign for 26/27 or a complete change list from 25/26. This page is therefore our guide for the 26/27 season rather than a claim of a newly developed annual model. Compare the actual generation, length, width, hardware and package contents. A new graphic or different price alone does not establish changed tuning.

What is included in the price and what else do you need?

Salomon specifies Plum hardware and precut Pomoca skins. Account for those when comparing a board-only price. A complete binding is not thereby promised; the Premiere also needs components matched to its four-piece arrangement.

Which alternatives should you compare?

Compare Salomon Highpath Split and Fjell MT 1180s Hokkaido Splitboard. The riding-style differences are discussed above. Use comparable sizes and your own boots on a demo where possible. A different stance or substantially softer binding can change more than a small dimensional difference between boards. Decide by how well the setup suits your usual tours.

FAQ: What should you know before the first tour?

Have you tested the Taka 2.0 yourselves?

Not the current 2.0 version. Our own test concerns the earlier Taka, so its report and diagrams are clearly labelled as a historical comparison.

Which size and width suit me?

Sizes are 155, 158 and 161 cm. Waists increase from 255 through 259 to 261 mm. Associate each listed weight with its own size; it is not our measured complete setup weight with bindings and skins.

Have you tested this model yourselves?

We have not yet tested the current version ourselves. There is an earlier report; its experience and scores remain assigned to that version.

Which boots, bindings and skins suit it?

Start by matching boot fit, board width and lateral support. An oversized boot loses support before pressure reaches the edge. For the Salomon HPS Taka Split 2.0, we would prioritise heel hold and a highback suited to your weight over choosing the stiffest possible binding. Playful downhill handling need not mean a setup that collapses sideways on a traverse. Practise both touring and riding modes with your actual interface and its specified screws. Plan suitable skins too: length, width and nose and tail fittings need to work together.

What is included in the price and what else do you need?

Salomon specifies Plum hardware and precut Pomoca skins. Account for those when comparing a board-only price. A complete binding is not thereby promised; the Premiere also needs components matched to its four-piece arrangement.

What differs from the previous season?

Salomon currently includes this model in its regular range. The manufacturer page does not identify a separate technical redesign for 26/27 or a complete change list from 25/26. This page is therefore our guide for the 26/27 season rather than a claim of a newly developed annual model. Compare the actual generation, length, width, hardware and package contents. A new graphic or different price alone does not establish changed tuning.

Which sizes and specifications does the manufacturer list?

Sizes: 155, 158, 161 cm. These are manufacturer specifications, not our own measurements.

Where do the data, images and tests come from?

Salomon HPS Taka Split 2.0 – manufacturer page. Checked 19 October 2026. Product photographs and size charts come from the manufacturer.