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Capita Black Snowboard of Death Review

Last Updated: October 18, 2024 by Nate

Capita Black Snowboard of Death 2024-2025 Snowboard 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

Of the 35 current model freeride snowboards that we tested:

  • The average score was 84.9/100
  • The highest score was 91.3/100
  • The lowest score was 79.3/100
  • The average price was $663
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    ❄️ The BSOD ranked 7th out of 35


    Overview of the BSOD’ Specs

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

    STYLE:

    FREERIDE

    PRICE: 

    $699 - BUYING OPTIONS

    Ability Level: 

    Ability Level Advanced to Expert

    flex:

    Snowboard Flex 7

    feel:

    Snowboard Feel Semi Locked In

    DAMPNESS:

    Chattery Damp Bar-07

    SMOOTH /SNAPPY: 

    Smooth Snappy Bar-04

    Playful /aggressive:

    Playful Aggressive Bar 7

    Edge-hold:

    edge hold firm to hard snow

    camber profile:

    Directional Hybrid Camber

    DIRECTIONAL HYBRID CAMBER

    HYBRID Camber - Capita's "Alpine V1" 

    SHAPE: 

    Tapered Directional

    setback stance:

    Setback 20mm (0.8")

    BASE: 

    Sintered - Capita's "HYPERDRIVE™ ADV XT BASE"

    weight:

    Felt a little lighter than normal

    Camber Height: 

    4mm

    Sizing

    LENGTH (cm) 

    Waist Width (mm)

    Rec Rider Weight (lb)

    Rec Rider Weight (kg)

    156

    256

    130-190

    59-86

    159

    259

    140-200

    63-90

    162

    262

    150-210+

    68-95+

    157W

    264

    140-200

    63-90

    161W

    267

    150-210

    68-95

    165W

    270

    160-220+

    72-100+

    169W

    274

    170-230+

    77-104+

    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

    Capita Black Snowboard of Death Snowboard Test 2025

    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

    TESTING Conditions:

    Overhead: Overcast but high cloud. 

    Visibility: Some cloud but not effecting visibility too much. Around 80-85% visibility.

    °C °C +wind chill °F °F rounded °F +wind chill °F WC rounded °C | °F ° +wind chill
    Morning Temp: -5 -5 23 23 23 23 -5°C | 23°F -5°C | 23°F
    Afternoon Temp: -5 -6 23 23 21.2 21 -5°C | 23°F -6°C | 21°F
    cm inch in rounded cm inch
    24 hr snowfall: 2 0.7874 1 2cm 1”
    48 hr snowfall: 78 30.7087 31 78cm 31”
    7 day snowfall: 169 66.5355 67 169cm 67”
    kph mph mph rounded kph mph
    Morning Wind: 5 3.1075 3 5kph 3mph
    Afternoon Wind: 5 3.1075 3 5kph 3mph
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    On groomer: Soft packed. With a little fresh on top. 

    Off groomer: Shallow powder. Moderately deep in some spots, but tracked for the most part. 

    Set Up

    Bindings angles: +15/-15
    mm in mm in
    Stance Width: 560 22.0472 22.05 560mm 22.05”
    Stance Setback: 20 0.7874 0.8 20mm 0.8”
    Width at Front Insert: 265 10.4331 10.4 265mm 10.4”
    Width at Back Insert: 266 10.4724 10.5 266mm 10.5”
    feet inches cm cm rounded
    Rider Height 6 0 183 6`0” 183cm
    pounds 81.6327 0
    Rider Weight 180 0 82 180lbs 82kgs
    Rider Boot Size: US9.5 (Adidas Response ADV)
    Bindings Used: Burton Malavita, size M
    grams pounds ounces lbs rounded oz rounded grams lbs & ozs
    Board Weight 2760 6.0847 0.0847 6 1 2760g/cm 6lbs 1ozs 1.3545
    Weight per CM 17.36 0.0383 0.0383 0 0.61 17.36g/cm 0.61ozs/cm 0.6123
    Average Weight per cm 18.64 0.0411 0.0411 0 0.66 18.64g/cm* 0.66ozs/cm 0.6575
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    *based on a sample size of 300+ models that I’ve weighed in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025 models. So the BSOD is significantly lighter on the scales vs the average and felt a little lighter than normal on snow. 

    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.

    Factor Rating (/5) weighting total score weighted rounded score
    Weighted
    Powder 4 25 20 20/25
    Speed 4.5 20 18 18/20
    Carving 4.5 15 13.5 13.5/15
    Turns 3.5 10 7 7/10
    Crud 4 10 8 8/10
    Trees 3.5 10 7 7/10
    Jumps 3.5 5 3.5 3.5/5
    Switch 3 5 3 3/5
    TOTAL (after normalizing):92 86.9565 87 87/100
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    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. 


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