The following is a quick overview of the 2023 Capita snowboards lineup.
First I will take a look at any new boards for the 2022-23 season, and any 2021-22 boards that aren't returning with a 2023 model.
Then I'll place each board into the categories where I see them fitting best.
New 2023 Capita Snowboards
The new boards for 2022-23 are:
Exiting 2022 Capita Snowboards
The 2022 boards that aren't returning with a 2023 model:
All 2023 Capita Snowboards by Category
Below, I have categorized Capita's 2022-23 lineup. This is according to the categories here at SnowboardingProfiles.com and not necessarily the same as how Capita might label them.
Of course these are only broad categories as every board is different, but this is a rough guide.
CAPITA BEGINNER SNOWBOARDS
Men's
Women's
CAPITA PARK/FREESTYLE SNOWBOARDS
Men's
Women's
CAPITA ALL-MOUNTAIN-FREESTYLE SNOWBOARDS
Men's
Women's
CAPITA AGGRESSIVE ALL-MTN-FREESTYLE SNOWBOARDS
Men's
CAPITA ALL-MOUNTAIN SNOWBOARDS
Men's
Women's
CAPITA AGGRESSIVE ALL-MOUNTAIN SNOWBOARDS
Men's
CAPITA FREERIDE SNOWBOARDS
Men's
Women's
CAPITA POWDER & SHORT/WIDE SNOWBOARDS
Men's
CAPITA SPLIT BOARDS
Men's
CAPITA YOUTH SNOWBOARDS
Summary
So there you have the 2023 Capita snowboards.
Out with the Old
The only retiring board is the Asymulator. Disappointed to this board discontinued. It was such a fun board.
In with the New
The biggest change (apart from unfortuinately dropping the Asymulator) to the Capita lineup is the inclusion of 2 new split boards. Previously, for a long time, Capita only had the one splitboard - the Neoslasher.
But the introduction of the Mega Split and Powder Racer Split triples their splitboard offerings.
The only other change is the new kid's powder board, The Children of the POW.
Changes to Existing Models
There have been several changes to returning models - so whilst there wasn't a lot of change in terms of new boards coming in and old boards retiring, they did tweak their existing lineup quite a bit, including:
- Ultrafear: Downgraded base to "Superdrive FX" (sintruded) from the "Quantum Drive".
- Pathfinder Rev: New size - 162W - otherwise no other changes.
- Pathfinder (camber version): No changes but new size - 162W
- Outerspace Living: New "multizone" core
- Paradise: Also gets the new "multizone" core
- DOA: New "P2 Superlight Core". One new size as well - the 164
- Birds of a Feather: Unsurprisingly also gets the new "P2 Superlight Core"
- SuperDOA: Upgraded core - "3D Thermopolymer Supercore". New topsheet (lighter). Aftermarket tune.
- Outsiders: New "Aramid Body Armor"
- Indoor Survival: No changes, but 4 new sizes - 160, 155W, 158W, 161W
- Mercury: New core (Hover Core replacing the Panda Core) and loses the bamboo power rods. One new size (147).
- Mega Merc: New sizes - 156W, 158W and 160W
- Black Snowboard of Death: New "Thermopolymer Hover Core". Also new topsheet (lighter apparently) and new inlaid alloy skid plates.
- Navigator: New core (P2 Superlight replacing the Dual Core). New Powderdrive base, replacing the Quantum Drive.
- Kazu Kokubo Pro: Slightly updated core.
- Powder Twin: New "Carbon V-Tech Amplifiers"
- Spring Break Slush Slasher: New camber profile (now camber underfoot, instead of flat) and new dimensions - quite a bit narrower in the waist, but only very marginally narrower in the nose, slightly less taper, but still lots, sidecut vastly different (on the 147 it's gone from 13.3m to just 7.2m - though that's no surprise given that the waist is so much smaller and the nose and tail only a little smaller).
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Hey Nate,
Been looking for a powder specific (some trees) snowboard this year and could use some advice. Im 6’3″ 210 lbs with a size 12 burton photon boot and would be on the advanced ability level. I usually ride a 161w board but this would be my first volume shifted board. Im looking at either The Navigator (161 or 164) or Spring Break Slush Slasher (151) but want your opinion on which you would choose!
Thanks for your feedback.
Hi Derek
Thanks for your message.
Two quite different boards. The Slush Slasher is more specialized and a more unique board. The Navigator is still powder/freeride oriented, but more versatile, can handle more situations better. Purely as a tree board, the Slush Slasher is really good in there and for powder in general they’re both good. The Slush Slasher has the shape going for it to be awesome in pow, but the only thing that makes it not ideal (and don’t get me wrong it’s still very good) is that it’s really soft, so it is prone to over flexing in pow.
I re-rode the Slush Slasher recently and it is really fun (I rode the 147), particularly in trees. But it is really soft and chattery. It sucks at high speeds, does not like to be ridden switch in the slightest and pretty washy if you want to lay down a good carve. But for slashing turns, playful, slow speed riding, it’s really fun. I’m 6’0″ 180lbs and a size 10 boot, so you’d need to go to the 151 for sure. And that would probably give you a really similar experience to how I found the Slush Slasher.
The Navigator is a better all round board. You can carve on it and ride it pretty fast too. And it’s still well setup for powder and quick edge-to-edge for trees. Not quite as tree optimal as the Slush Slasher but still good. You can see more in my Capita Navigator review here.
Hope that gives you more to go off for your decision
Nate,
Do you have any favorites of different brands for a powder/ freeride oriented board that I’m missing? Excited to see your new reviews come out but wana grab a board before they start selling out.
Hi Derek
You can check out the following. The first list is for freeride boards 6.5/10 flex and over and the second list for 6.5/10 or less in terms of flex. I’ve put both below, depending on how stiff you’d want to go.
>> My Top 10 Freeride Snowboards
>>Top 10 Surfy (mellow) Freeride Snowboards