Capita Indoor Survival Review: All-Mtn-Freestyle Snowboard Review

Who is the Indoor Survival To?

The Indoor Survival is great option for those looking for a park deck that's predominantly camber, mid-flex (so a little stiffer than a typical park board) and those who prefer to hit the jump line more so than the jib line. But also for those who want a board that can still ride the rest of the mountain, whether carving up the groomers or treating the mountain like a park. 

Not for beginners but should be fine for intermediate riders, IMO and does best in soft to medium-firm snow, rather than hard to icy snow. 

Bindings angles: +15/-15

Stance width: 530mm (20.9″)

Stance Setback: Centered

Width at Inserts: 257mm (10.12") 

Rider Height: 6'0"

Rider Weight: 175lbs

Rider Boot Size: US10 Salomon Lo-Fi

Bindings Used: Burton Malavita M 

Weight: 2720grams (6lbs 0oz)

Weight per cm: 17.66 grams/cm

Average Weight per cm: 18.36 grams/cm*

*based on a small sample size of around 80 models that I've weighed in 2019, 2020 & 2021 models. Lighter than average, which is typical of Capita boards. 

Powder

Had nothing on the day, but from the specs and the feel, this isn't something that's suited to powder. 

It's mostly camber, true twin and centered. 

Of course any board is fun in powder, but it will get fatiguing on the back leg after a while and the nose will prone to sinking in deeper powder. 

Carving & Turning

Carving: A good board for carves and that's the style of turn this board prefers, but can get a little washy just at the end of a carve at times, particularly in harder snow sections. 

Turning: Felt a little catchy/grabby when not really getting up on the edge properly, but when you did it was fine for regular turns. 

Maneuverability at Slow Speeds: Pretty good, but not super maneuverable. Not a tank at slow speeds either, just not super agile.

Skidded Turns: Not easy to skid turns on. A board that prefers good turning technique and prefers to be on the edge. 

Speed

Not a bomber, but can handle a fair bit of speed well. Better at speed in soft to medium-firm snow as opposed to hard to icy snow. 

Uneven Terrain

It's pretty good going through bumps and crushing crud, but you've got to attack it relatively aggressively. When you do, it performs well in this area, but not so well if you get too casual with it. 

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Jumps

Overall a really good board for jumps.

Pop: Good pop. Not epic but definitely decently poppy. And that pop is quite easy to access too - so it's not something you've really got to wind up to get it popping.

Approach: Good and stable and nimble enough. Just that slight catchy feeling is only thing, for trickier setups. 

Landing: Solid on landings. Can stomp this board on landings. 

Side-hits: Good, except for that slight catchy feeling which can make trickier approaches not ideal

Small jumps/Big Jumps: Medium to large are it's sweet spot, IMO, but of course fine for small jumps too. But overall more suitable for those already confident on jumps, rather than those just starting on jumps.

Switch

Good for switch. True twin and centered, so yeah. 

Spins

Easy to get spin around and good for switch for 180s, 540s etc, plus good, easy pop make this board a good spinner. Only thing is the setup isn't always ideal, with that mild catchy feeling. 

Jibbing

Not bad but not great. Feels OK on the jib and popping off, but not as good for the setup, IMO. Like most things on this board, it goes better when approaching quite aggressively, so you want to already be confident with jibs.

Butters

Quite easy to butter. More so than I was expecting, but yeah good for butters. 

The Indoor Survival is a jumps line park board that can hold it's own on the rest of the mountain, with powder being it's biggest weakness. Something you want to have solid technique to ride, and be a fairly aggressive park rider, that already has some park skills. 

If all of that sounds like you, then the small price-tag on this board makes it a very appealing option.