Capita Capita Capita

Posted: 01 March 2012 08:04 AM

Now that I am living in Japan and have redic pow days I have been looking for a sick pow board, but don’t want to be complete limited to the BC or trees.  I have been riding a 155 GNU Kass.  Good for having fun from the park to the trees.  Its really small for deep pow but I manage. 

I am about 5’10” and roughly 175 lbs.  Boots are 10.5 or 28.5cm.  16* by -4*

I have been checking out the Capita Black Snowboard of Death 159 and the Charlie Slasher 158 ( I think the 164 would be to much).  Both have great reviews and I know the Slasher is more “pow specific” but will it be straight to hit the park after a day of dropping down some pow lines?  And would the BSOD give me enough “float”?  They have plenty of Demos for Burton and K2/Ride here, but nothing for Capita.  Has anybody ridden either? or both?

Please hit me back

Posted: 01 March 2012 10:00 AM

The Charlie Slasher will be a no go in the park. With taper, a heavily set-back stance and a very directional rocker profile, riding switch will be a complete drag. Also 159 will be too short for a man of your stature. Last season I rode a Rossignol Angus with a similar profile to the BSOD, trust me, you’ll love this thing in powder, super agile and really floaty. I would definitely go for the BSOD as it’ll give you the powder performance you want and the versatility to take it through the jump line in the park.

Posted: 02 March 2012 02:26 AM

That’s pretty much what I thought.  The BSOD would be much more versitial.  And the next size up would be a 162.  Any takes on the Lib Landvik Pheonix?  It comes in a 157W or a 160.  A bit different in profile as the rocker and camber combo are reverse to the BSOD. 

I am looking for a solid board that can handle cliff drops and pow lines without adding to much swing weight and ability to ride switch.  I know this gets redundant, but there’s not much hands on here, let alone anything my size.  I love Japan, but for any sports related products I miss the states!!