Capita Outerspace Living Review

Hello and welcome to my Capita Outerspace Living review.

In this review, I will take a look at the Outerspace Living as an all-mountain-freestyle snowboard.

As per tradition here at SnowboardingProfiles.com I will give the Outerspace Living a score out of 100 (based on several factors) and see how it compares with other all-mountain-freestyle snowboards. 

Overall Rating

Board: Capita Outerspace Living

Price: $449 (USD recommended retail)

Style: All-Mountain-Freestyle

Flex Rating: Medium (5/10)

Flex Feel on Snow: Medium (5/10)

Rating Score: 85.6/100

Compared to other Men’s All-Mountain-Freestyle Boards

Out of the 28 men’s all-mountain-freestyle snowboards that I rated:

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

Demo Info

Board: Capita Outerspace Living 2021, 156cm (250mm waist)

Date: February 21, 2020

Conditions: Groomers on the firmer side of medium but not overly hard and softened up a bit later on.

A little crunchy off groomer, but not too bad.

Relatively cold and a little bit of a cold wind made it quite cold on lift but overall just moderately cold. Warmer in sun of course.

Nice and sunny and great visibility.

Bindings angles: +15/-15

Stance width: 560mm (22″)

Stance Setback: Centered

Width at Inserts: 261mm

Weight: 2660grams (5lbs 14oz)

Weight per cm: 17.05 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. A good bit lighter than average, which is typical of Capita boards.

Powder

Nothing to test it in on the day I rode it, but from past models it’s a decent board in powder for a twin. Better than most twins – it’s got a longer nose and tail than you see on most twins. A good option if you like to ride switch in powder, or if you want something that can handle a little powder but predominantly want to ride all-mountain-freestyle.

Damp or Chattery?

You really feel everything on this board – so yeah it’s quite chattery. That lightness is great for a lot of things, but doesn’t make for a very damp board. If you like your board really damp, then it’s not for you, but if you like to feel the snow more, then you’ll like the feel of it.

Smooth or Snappy?

It’s more snappy than it is smooth but close to the middle of the scale.

Carving & Turning

Carving: Pretty good on a carve and you can certainly lay it over. It’s not ultra aggressive, but it’s still pretty fun to carve.

Turning: It’s an easy board to turn. Nice and effortless and makes for an easy riding day.

Maneuverability at Slow Speeds: Nice and nimble at slow speeds too, so if you like to really cruise, get into some more technical tree areas, ride with kids etc, it does well in that area.

Skidded Turns: Pretty easy to skid turns on the OSL, which makes it a good option for high-end beginners.

Speed

For how easy going this board feels riding slow, it’s surprisingly stable at higher speeds. It’s not a speed demon and certainly has it’s limits as to its top end speed, but not too bad.

Uneven Terrain

Really good in bumpy terrain where you need to/want to weave in and out of it and really easy to correct in cruddy snow where you might get knocked around a bit. So in that sense it’s good in uneven terrain. But not a board for just smashing through anything and everything – and you feel it in terms of chatter when things aren’t smooth.

Jumps

Really good for jumps all round. Nothing that was really exciting for jumps, but all round a solid board for jumps and side-hits. And a really good option, IMO, for someone who’s just starting out in the park/jumping, but doesn’t want to get a separate specialized park board.

Pop: It’s not ultra poppy by any means, but there’s certainly something there. And that pop is super easy to access (not much effort needed to load it up to extract the pop). And the board is super light, so that helps with getting air more easily too.

Approach: A really good balance of stable but nimble on approach

Landing: Solid on landings. Not a stomper as such, but solid enough.

Side-hits: Really fun for sidehits. Nice and nimble, lightweight and decent, easy pop.

Small jumps/Big Jumps: Small and medium are best but large certainly doable. Sweet spot on mediums.

Switch

Really good for switch – it’s a twin. And being an easy riding board, it’s good for those just starting out riding switch too.

Spins

Really nice to spin. Being as light as it is certainly helps – it’s just really effortless to swing the board around. That and the fact that it’s great for setting up and landing switch, makes this a really good spinner, IMO.

Jibbing

It’s not a jibbing master, but it’s decent there. I felt comfortable hitting jibs on it and I’m not a strong jibber.

Buttering

Not like ultra buttery, but more buttery than the average board, from my experience.

Changes for the 2022 Model

The 2022 model gets a 0.5″ setback. That really made me um and ah about moving this to the all-mountain category. And I’m going to think it over again next year. For now, I’m leaving it in all-mountain-freestyle, but it may well move to all-mountain in the future. 

Changes for the 2021 Model

The 2021 model sees a new Superdrive FX base. Sounds like the biggest difference compared to the superdrive EX base that was on the previous model is that it displays the graphics better.

The 2021 model also has new carbon kevlar struts.

Changes for the 2020 Model

As far as I can tell the 2020 model is exactly the same as the 2019 model, except for the graphic.

Changes for the 2019 Model

The main changes between the 2019 model and the 2018 model are:

1 The 2019 model now has 3 wide sizes. Previously there were no wide sizes

2 The 2019 now has a sintered (Superdrive) base – the 2018 model had an extruded base

3 Some subtle changes to width (waist width on the 156 and some tip and tail width adjustments but only very subtle)

Changes for the 2018 Model

1 The 2018 has traditional tip and tail arcs whereas the 2017 had the “Wah-Pow” tip and tail (like the DOA has on both the 2017 & 2018).

2 2018 has FSC certified sustainable dual core vs 2017 RFC Sustainable Select Core

3 2018 has “ABS1000” sidewalls compared to “ABS” sidewalls on 2017

4 2018 has “magic bean” resin vs 2017 “Evo Resin”

What I didn’t realize was that both the 2017 & 2018 models have Extruded bases (XXX[TRUDED]) – this is really a surprise given that I though that this board glided better than most! This is probably why the price on this board is so good – but really I did not think for a second (it wasn’t until after I rode it that I noticed it in the specs) that this was an extruded base.

Capita claim that it’s “no ordinary extruded base” which I would usually dismiss as marketing spin – but based no how it rode I think they might actually have a point, in this case.

Hello and welcome to my Capita Outerspace Living review.

In this review, I will take a look at the Outerspace Living as an all-mountain-freestyle snowboard.

As per tradition here at SnowboardingProfiles.com I will give the Outerspace Living a score out of 100 (based on several factors) and see how it compares with other all-mountain-freestyle snowboards.

This is the first chance I’ve had to ride the Outerspace Living (I’ve been wanting to ride it for a while) – and I was rather impressed as you’ll see.

Overall Rating

Board: Capita Outerspace Living 2018

Price: $399 (USD recommended retail)

Style: All-Mountain-Freestyle

Flex Rating: Medium (5/10)

Flex Feel on Snow: Medium (5/10)

Rating Score: 89.9/100

Compared to other Men’s All-Mountain-Freestyle Boards

Out of the 24 men’s all-mountain-freestyle snowboards that I rated:

• The average score was 81.3/100
• The highest score was 93.3/100 (see below)
• The lowest score was 70.8/100
• The average price was $507
• The Outerspace Living ranked 3rd out of 24

Overview of the Outerspace Living’s Specs

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

Specs

Sizing

Who is the Outerspace Living Most Suited to?

The Outerspace Living is for anyone who wants a board that can do a bit of everything – but is slightly in favor of more freestyle things.

So, if you want just one board for your quiver and want to ride it in the park, ride switch, ride groomers or get off the groomers (particularly if you like to ride powder switch). If you want to spin off anything and everything and find natural hits to jumps off.

And on top of all of that, if you want a board that’s affordable – then the Outerspace Living has you covered.

It’s also a great board for beginners, but is also an awesome tool for advanced riders.

I rode a lot of great 2018 boards during the season, but I think I enjoyed this one the most.

The Outerspace Living in More Detail

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

Demo Info

Board: Capita Outerspace Living 2018, 158cm (253mm waist width) & 156cm (251mm waist)

Date: March 24, 2017

Conditions: Mixture of snow and rain but mostly rain. Quite windy. Visibility was iffy. Snow was quite slow but the Outerspace Living Glided really well. Plenty of fresh snow around from night before.

Could’ve ridden this board all day! And it was raining, windy and really low visibility and I still didn’t want to get off it.

Bindings: Flux DS 2016

Bindings angles: +15/-15

Stance width: 590mm (23“) on the 158 and 575mm (22.5”) on the 156

I had the privilege of riding 2 different sizes on the Outerspace Living which was great because it reminded me how even just 2cm of difference in length can change the feel of the ride – another reason why sizing is so important.

That said, the differences are subtle, but definitely noticeable.

Powder

For a true twin, centered board, it floated really well. There’s always going to be a limit with how good it will be with no setback and a true twin shape – but the rocker in the nose really helped with that float.

But the advantage of having that centered, true twin shape was that it was great for riding powder switch. There was plenty of powder around on the day and since this board was so fun to spin with I was landing a lot switch in powder and for that it was awesome.

Carving & Turning

This board can carve. It’s not the king of carvers but you can definitely get a good carve on it.

In terms of normal turns, this board is amazing. It just feels very smooth and is completely catch-free. It’s so easy and effortless to ride. Would be great for a beginner but so good in general.

It’s really quick edge-to-edge and feels really nimble. It’s a great ride in the trees too.

Speed

It feels pretty stable and even at speed it holds that stability well. Not a speed demon, and that’s not what you expect out of a board like this. But you can get some speed on it without feeling too wobbly on it.

Uneven Terrain

It could handle anything chundery and uneven really well. Was the kind of board that you didn’t dread hitting bumpy snow on.

Jumps

There was one thing struck me immediately with this board – and that was how light it was. This is super light and is super easy to spin and is great for ollies – and it’s always nice by the end of the day on the lifts when the board is this light!

But it’s also got great stability for landings and is awesome on the approach for small to big jumps in the park or side hits – basically anything you want to jump off (and spin off) this board can handle it!

First jump I took this thing over and I didn’t land it – I just straight aired it, but I got way more pop off the lip and more speed on the approach than I expected and it surprised me!

Switch

Basically, as good as it gets for riding switch. The only thing that would make it better is an asymmetrical shape. But that’s finding things.

It’s a true twin and is a really forgiving board that’s snappy, agile and easy to ride – so even if you’re switch riding isn’t that good yet, you’ll be fine riding this one switch.

Jibbing

Surprisingly good for jibbing. Not the ideal jibber for sure, but definitely doable.

Capita Outerspace Living 156cm

It always surprises me that 2cm can make a noticeable difference. Compared to the 158cm, the 156cm was:

1. Easier to butter – subtly but certainly noticeably.
2. Not quite as nice as 158 for carving or as stable as speed. Didn’t really notice any difference in powder.
3. A little easier to spin – again subtly but definitely noticeably.
4. Ever so slightly more nimble – preferred it in the trees but only just.

Changes from the 2017 Model

• The 2018 has traditional tip and tail arcs whereas the 2017 had the “Wah-Pow” tip and tail (like the DOA has on both the 2017 & 2018).
• 2018 has FSC certified sustainable dual core vs 2017 RFC Sustainable Select Core
• 2018 has “ABS1000” sidewalls compared to “ABS” sidewalls on 2017
• 2018 has “magic bean” resin vs 2017 “Evo Resin”

What I didn’t realize was that both the 2017 & 2018 models have Extruded bases (XXX[TRUDED]) – this is really a surprise given that I though that this board glided better than most! This is probably why the price on this board is so good – but really I did not think for a second (it wasn’t until after I rode it that I noticed it in the specs) that this was an extruded base.

Capita claim that it’s “no ordinary extruded base” which I would usually dismiss as marketing spin – but based no how it rode I think they might actually have a point, in this case.

Score Breakdown and Final Verdict

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

For a second, let’s take price out of the equation.

This is an awesome all-mountain-freestyle deck that can do a bit of everything, seriously. It’s poppy, snappy, nimble, can hold a carve, is stable and is awesome for riding and landing switch.

It turns effortlessly, is super light and spins are a dream.

Now let’s bring price back in – this board is unbelievably reasonably priced for what you get. It’s over $100 cheaper than the average of the boards I rated and that’s a good bit.

I was looking for a new board to add to my quiver and I’ll be buying this one once it comes out.