Hello and welcome to my Capita Indoor Survival snowboard review.
In this review, I will take a look at the Indoor Survival as an all-mountain-freestyle snowboard.
As per tradition here at SnowboardingProfiles.com I will give the Indoor Survival a score out of 100 (based on several factors) and see how it compares with other all-mountain-freestyle snowboards.
Overall Rating
Board: Capita Indoor Survival
Price: $579
Style: All-Mountain-Freestyle
Flex Rating: Medium (5/10)
Flex Feel on Snow: Medium (5.5/10)
Rating Score: 84.3/100
Compared to other Men’s All-Mountain-Freestyle Boards
Out of the 33 men’s all-mountain-freestyle snowboards that I rated:
Overview of the Indoor Survival's Specs
Check out the tables for the Indoor Survival's specs and available sizes.
Specs
STYLE:
ALL-MOUNTAIN-FREESTYLE
PRICE:
$579
Ability Level:
flex:
feel:
DAMPNESS:
SMOOTH /SNAPPY:
Playful /aggressive:
Edge-hold:
camber profile:
Traditional Camber
TRADITIONAL Camber - Capita's "PARK V1 + FLAT KICK TECH" - technically not fully cambered, as there are some flat sections before the contact points, but practically full camber.
SHAPE:
setback stance:
Centered
BASE:
Sintered | Capita's "Quantum Drive™"
weight:
Felt normal
Camber Height:
6mm!
Sizing
LENGTH (cm) | Waist Width (mm) | Rec Rider Weight (lb) | Rec Rider Weight (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
150 | 249 | 100-150 | 45-68 |
152 | 250 | 110-160 | 50-72 |
154 | 255 | 120-180 | 54-81 |
156 | 258 | 130-190 | 59-86 |
158 | 260 | 140-200 | 63-90 |
160 | 262 | 150-210 | 68-95 |
155W | 261 | 130-190 | 59-86 |
158W | 265 | 140-200 | 63-90 |
161W | 268 | 155-215+ | 70-97+ |
Who is the Indoor Survival Best Suited To?
The Indoor Survival is most suited to those looking for a freestyle oriented board, that's a little more aggressive, but not ultra aggressive, and something that lay down carves on the groomers and basically do a bit of everything well, apart from powder.
It's biggest strengths lie in jumping but when you're not hitting jumps/side hits, it can hold it's own everywhere else.
A one-board quiver for the right rider, if you don't need powder performance.
Not for beginners. But intermediate and up, with a freestyle flavor to their riding, and looking for something that can handle a slightly more aggressive approach, should like this board.
The Indoor Survival in More Detail
O.k. let’s take a more detailed look at what the Indoor Survival is capable of.
Demo Info
Board: Capita Indoor Survival 2024, 156cm (258mm waist width)
Date: March 21, 2023
Conditions
Mostly cloudy with some blue patches and the sun poking through occasionally. But bright and good visibility throughout the day (with some low cloud rolling in just as I was finishing up).
Temp 1°C (34°F) in the morning and warmed up to 3°C (37°F) in the afternoon. Wind was gentle at 5kph (3mph).
24hr snow: 0cm (0")
48hr snow: 0cm (0")
7 day snow: 5cm (2")
On groomer: Soft packed bordering on slushy to start and got progressively more slushy. Bumpy and rutty in places.
Off groomer: Not great but doable. Slushy for the most part - but it's better than ice!
Setup
Bindings angles: +15/-15
Stance width: 22" (560mm)
Stance Setback: Centered
Width at Inserts: 267mm (10.51")
Rider Height: 6'0"
Rider Weight: 180lbs
Rider Boot Size: US9.5 Adidas Response ADV
Bindings Used: Burton Malavita M
Weight: 6lbs 3oz (2820 grams)
Weight per cm: 18.08 grams/cm
Average Weight per cm: 18.71 grams/cm*
*based on a sample size of around 250 models that I’ve weighed in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 & 2024 models. So the Indoor Survival is lighter than average on the scales. Felt normal on snow.
Powder
Nothing to test in on the day, but based on specs and feel, it's not going to have great powder float. Being a nearly full camber, centered stance, true twin board, it's not made for powder.
Carving & Turning
Carving: One of the better twin carvers. While this board is setup for freestyle riding, it can lay down a great carve at pretty good speeds when you want to.
Ease of Turning/Slashing: It's right on average in terms of turn initiation. It's not super hard to initiate turns on or anything, but it's also not completely effortless. You've got to put a little weight/technique into it. But when you do it responds nicely.
Maneuverability at slow speeds: Again, not effortless, but when you did put in that little bit of effort, it was actually pretty quick edge-to-edge at slow speeds.
Catchiness: Not completely catch-free, would be something you could catch an edge on if you got it too wrong. But it's also not something that I found overly catchy or anything.
Speed
Really good for handling speed for a mid-flexing, freestyle focused twin. It's not up there with the best, but it's got good speed and good stability at moderately high speeds.
Uneven Terrain
Crud: Not super damp or anything (but some dampness to it) but it handled crud pretty well. Didn't get bucked around too easily.
Trees/Bumps: You can get this thing zipping from edge-to-edge pretty quickly, so it does well weaving between bumps - when you put in the effort - but it's not so much effort that you lose your technique and are just hoicking it around. In powder in trees, it wouldn't be as good.
Jumps
Now were getting into this board's forte. It really likes to get air.
Pop: You gotta put in a little bit of effort to get it popping. That said, it's not super hard to access the pop, it's just not completely effortless. When you do put in the effort, especially when you really wind it up, it gives back really decent pop.
Approach: A really nice mix of stable but easy enough to adjust and speed check.
Landing: Stomper.
Side-hits: Wouldn't put it in my top tier for side hits but still really decent.
Small jumps/Big jumps: Sweet spot is medium to large.
Switch
Feels good on transitions. You've got to concentrate a little as it's not completely catch-free, but it's still easy to transition on. And riding the other direction feels really good - naturally being a true twin.
Spins
Good for spinning. Not ideal when setting up switch as it's not fully catch-free, but overall it's really good. It's good in the air, easy to get the spin around and lands/sets up switch decently well.
Jibbing
Not what I'd deem my ideal jibbing board. But it's decent enough.
Butters
You've got to put a bit of weight into the tip/tail to get it to press, but it will press and it's not super hard to get it buttering.
Score Breakdown and Final Verdict
Check out the breakdown of the score in the table below.
RATING | Contribution to Final Score | |
|---|---|---|
JUMPS | 4.5 | 18/20 |
CARVING | 3.5 | 7/10 |
TURNS/SLASHING | 3.5 | 7/10 |
SWITCH | 4.5 | 9/10 |
SPEED | 3.5 | 7/10 |
SPINS | 4.0 | 8/10 |
BUTTERS | 3.5 | 7/10 |
JIBBING | 3.0 | 3/5 |
CRUD/CHUNDER | 3.5 | 3.5/5 |
TREES/BUMPS | 3.5 | 3.5/5 |
POWDER | 2.0 | 2/5 |
TOTAL after normalizing | 84.3/100 |
The Indoor Survival is a very versatile board that does freestyle really well, with a slightly more than average aggressiveness.
But it's not restricted to just riding freestyle. While jumps are it's best attribute, it carves really well for a twin and can take you just about everywhere, except powder (well it can take you there, for sure, like any board can, but it would feel sinky and be a back leg burner, IMO).
More Info, Current Prices and Where to Buy Online
If you want to learn more about the Indoor Survival or if you are ready to buy, or if you just want to research prices and availability, check out the links below.
If you want to check out some other all-mountain-freestyle snowboard options, or if you want to compare how the Indoor Survival compares to other all-mountain-freestyle snowboards, then check out the next link.
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