Capita Black Snowboard of Death Review

The Black Snowboard of Death (BSOD) is predominantly a hard charger that likes to have speed underneath it. But it's got just enough forgiveness that you can chill on it on ocassion if you're getting fatigued. 

You could argue this board to fit in either the aggressive all-mountain category or the freeride category. In this review, I will take a look at the BSOD as a freeride snowboard.

As per tradition here at SnowboardingProfiles.com I will give the BSOD a score out of 100 (based on several factors) and see how it compares with other freeride snowboards.

Overall Rating

Board: Capita Black Snowboard of Death 2025

Price: $699

Style: Freeride/Aggressive All-Mountain

Flex Rating: Mid-Stiff (6.5/10)

Flex Feel on Snow: Mid-Stiff (7/10)

Rating Score: 87.0/100

Compared to other Men’s Freeride Boards

Overview of the BSOD’ Specs

Check out the tables for the BSOD’s specs and available sizes.

Who is the BSOD Most Suited To?

The BSOD is best suited to the rider who wants to be able to charge hard and carve trenches on groomers and chew through crud, but who still wants to be able to take advantage of powder days, and doesn't want to have a separate board for it.

Would be a good one-board quiver for more aggressive riders, who mostly want to charge but doesn't want to necessarily have to be charging all the time - something with a little bit of forgiveness. And those who want to also use it on a powder day. 

And would compliment a quiver very well, depending on what other boards you had. Could be part of a two board quiver (either with a freestyle/park board, an all-mountain freestyle board or a specialist powder board) or a multi-board quiver. 

Not for beginners - and even a bit much for a lot of intermediate riders I would say. Particularly strong/athletic intermediate riders are likely the exception. But for most, I would recommend being at least advanced to consider this board. 

BSOD DetailS

O.k. let’s take a more detailed look at what the BSOD is capable of.

Demo Info

Board: Capita Black Snowboard of Death (BSOD) 2025, 159cm (259mm waist width)

Date: March 6, 2024

Powder

Felt good in what we had that day. And specs suggest it should be really decent in deeper powder. 

It has some rocker in the nose, with a more camber dominant tail, a directional shape, a 20mm setback and some subtle taper. 

Carving

This thing was sick for carves! I found that it prefers higher speed, longer radius carves, but it can do any kind of carve you want. 

Turning

Ease of Turning/Slashing: It's not super easy to turn or slash this board. It requires some energy from its rider. But it's also nothing that's impossibly difficult, but does require decent technique or else it wouldn't be too much fun. 

Maneuverability at slow speeds: It's not un-agile, but it's not super agile either. And at slower speeds, it does take some effort to get it changing edges. It finds it's sweet spot at higher speeds. 

Catchiness: It's nothing I would call super catchy, but it's also something that you can't be too casual on. If you get it wrong it could punish you and catch an edge. 

Speed

This board can handle a lot of speed and remain stable. Not quite as bullet proof as the Mega Death that I also rode on the same day, but that's comparing to a real bomber. The BSOD is nice and stable at speed and gave me confidence to really open it out. Good fast base glide too. 

Uneven Terrain

Crud/Chunder: Again, not quite as bullet proof as the Mega Death, but still handles crud really well. A little more chatter than the Mega Death, but nothing crazy. 

Trees/Bumps: It's not effortless to get it weaving through trees, but with a bit of effort I found it did a good job and could get moving edge-to-edge fairly quickly. Just don't expect it to come super easy. 

Jumps

If you're physically strong and an experienced jumper, you should enjoy this board for jumps. 

Pop: It has some really decent pop, despite its camber not being that pronounced (4mm) but it does take some force to extract that pop. It doesn't come super easy - but when you can supply the necessary force, it gives back plenty. 

Approach: Super stable on approach, when you need a good amount of speed for larger jumps. Decent enough agility for trickier approaches that require adjustments and speed checks, but stability is it's biggest asset on approaches. 

Landing: Stomper! When you get it right, you can really stomp landings on this thing and I'm pretty sure there's no jump that you couldn't land with a solid stomp from - none that I'd be willing to hit anyway! It's not super forgiving if you get it a little wrong, but it's not the most unforgiving either. 

Side-hits: Average. It's fine, but I prefer something with a bit more agility and easier access pop to be really good for side-hits, particularly those with tighter approaches.  

Small jumps/Big jumps: Big jumps are its forte for sure. Fine for small jumps of course, but wouldn't be great for those just learning jumps, IMO. You want to be a confident jumper already. 

Switch

It's not ultra directional, so switch felt pretty decent on this board. If you're switch isn't that dialed, you may find it a little challenging to ride switch, but otherwise it felt fine to me. Transitions were OK (easier than Mega Death) but they weren't super easy. 

Spins

Decent enough. Good if you're going bigger and either don't need to generate too much of your own pop or you have the time to really lean into it, to get it's plentiful, but not super easy to extract, pop. But if you're looking to generate pop quickly and easily for smaller spins, it's not as good. 

Setting up and landing switch is OK, but not ideal. 

Not easy to finish your spin on the ground if you come up a little short on your rotations, can punish you for it. But it definitely won't overspin on you, if you really nail it. 

Jibbing

Not the jibbing board for me. And I think even strong jibbers would opt for something else to take into the park. 

Butters

There's some flex in the tip and tail, to get the press started. You've certainly got to apply a decent amount of force to get it to lock in, but once you do, it holds it well. Not easy, but not so stiff that it's impressable, you've just got to work for it. 

Score Breakdown and Final Verdict

Check out the breakdown of the score in the table below.

The BSOD is hard charging freeride come aggressive all-mountain snowboard that lives in that world where it's first preference is to charge, but does have the ability to chill things out a bit, when you're feeling fatigued or find yourself in a tight spot or in a slow zone. 

It's good enough in powder to be a reliable board for a powder day, but it's real strength lies in stability at speed and carving.

Not something that I would use for playful riding or ground tricks or in the park (apart from on jumps, particularly larger jumps) but for someone who likes to ride aggressive and wants to optimize speed and carving (but still have some forgiveness) above all else, this should be squarely on your short list.