Capita Charlie Slasher - 2011

For a company that focuses on building freestyle boards, the design ideas behind the Capita Charlie Slasher don’t half make sense. The Charlie Slasher uses Powder specific FK rocker which means the nose is rockered just after the front binding, Capita have added carbon stringers to the nose to keep it from folding on heavy landings and flapping around when the speed gets cranked up. The tail remains rocker free so you can stomp those tail heavy powder landings and get that extra boost out of slashes. Biaxial glass gets used throughout the length of the Charlie Slasher so the board initiates turns lightening quick and the sidecut of just over 9m should keep the board stable when the powder isn’t as smooth as you were hoping.

Manufacturer's Description:

A true tapered tail powder machine engineered to surf the white waves at a price you can afford. With freestyle inspired tip and tail shapes these boards have a single reverse camber area from the insert pack forward to keep your nose above the snowline. A mistake some companies make is engineering powder boards to have full rocker in the tail area as well. This reduces stability for stomping pow landings and requires more energy to keep your body weight properly distributed over your board in order to ride away. The Pow FK has a flat base from the mid section though the tail to make powder riding easier, conserve your energy, and transform the incredible tiring powder days into incredible, epic, pow days.