Board: Capita DOA
Size: 156
Camber Option: Resort V1 Profile. Camber past the inserts, then flat, with a micro rocker right before the upkick in the tip and tail.
Bindings: Rome Black Label
Stance: 21.5 Wide 15 Negative 12 Goofy
Boots: K2 Thraxis Size 10
My Weight: 200lbs
Resort: Copper Mountain
Conditions: Sunny bluebird skies, zero winds, warmer temps, corduroy, chunder, ice, and everything in between.
Flex: This board always has a consistent middle of the road park flex to it. You have play out in the tips that slightly stiffens up as you get to the insert pack, the flex stays at this level to the middle of the board where it gets a little softer. There’s a decent amount of torsional flex to it.
Stability: For a park board it’s stable. At high speeds in rutted out terrain you do end up feeling some chatter in the tips. You’ll notice most of the stability underfoot and through the middle of the board it just plows through everything with ease.
Ollies: So with the slight tweak to the core this board has more pop than the previous version. It’s not a mind blowing level of more pop, but it’s noticeable. The camber profile takes next to nothing to initiate and the rebound is more than ample. Basically load it up and it pops.
Pop On Jumps: Well as jumps are still limited and the one we have is about 5 feet on a good day, it was time to send it to flat and see what happened. This board boosts off the lip with ease and you never have to worry about loading it up to get snap. Small to large jumps this has you covered.
Butterability: that flat into a micro rocker in the tips gives this board an ample sweet spot to lock into presses with. You can just get your weight out over it and it locks in. There’s some rebound but it doesn’t fight you which is nice as it gives you a predictable spring out of any butter.
Jibbing: It’s not the best it’s not the worst, it’s just predictable. You can lock into a nose or tail press and it holds, it’s not going to have a deep press but it’s solid. Getting sideways that camber section through the middle hugs the rail and feels locked in. There’s some rebound out of the board so prepare for that if you’re being laid back.
Carving: Short to mid level carves are really this boards strong suit. You can get it on edge and rail it if you need to but it never feels like it’s going to take it to the next level. The overall edge to edge transition is smooth and nimble. You feel this thing just roll in and out of turns.
Rider in Mind: Park focused rider that will venture out on the whole mountain.
Personal Thoughts: They tweaked the core a little bit and it does give it more snap, but over all for most people they aren’t going to notice it. This board will remain consistent and solid for what it is and that’s why people gravitate towards it. Overall it’s a very predictable ride.
Comparable Boards: Dinosaurs Will Die Maet, Interior Plain Project Honalee, Rome Mod
4 Comments
Would you recommend this or the Rome National for an intermediate looking for an all-mountain freestyle board? Looking for a board to focus on jumps and carving, but where I wouldn’t always have to be on my A-game. Would your recommendation change for an advanced rider?
Thanks
I’d probably go with this for a better well balanced predictable ride that even an advanced rider would like.
Hi,
I was looking at the yes typo or standard, I was trying to choose between these two but now there’s a curve ball as this snowboard is right here in resort (I’d have to get the other 1 shipped). How do they compare? I like to ride all over the mountain, love playing around 180s, 360s, kickers, riding switch, carving fast, quick through the trees and hitting the powder when it’s there. I float between 176 – 187 lbs, I’m 5’11 and wear a 10.5 – 11 US boot.
Cheers
Sure.