Hello and welcome to my Capita Outsiders snowboard review.
In this review I will take a look at the Outsiders as an aggressive-all-mountain-freestyle snowboard.
As per tradition here at SnowboardingProfiles.com I will give the Outsiders a score out of 100 (based on several factors) and see how it compares with other aggressive all-mountain-freestyle snowboards.
Overall Rating
Board: Capita The Outsiders
Price: $579 (USD recommended retail)
Style: Aggressive All-mountain-Freestyle
Flex Rating: Medium (6/10)
Flex Feel on Snow: Medium bordering on mid-stiff (6.5/10)
Rating Score: 84.3/100
Compared to other Men’s Aggressive All-mountain-Freestyle Boards
Out of the 12 men’s aggressive all-mountain-freestyle snowboards that I rated:
Overview of the Outsiders’ Specs
Check out the tables for the Outsiders’ specs and available sizes.
Specs
Style: | Aggressive All-Mountain-Freestyle |
Price: | $579 |
Ability Level: |  |
Flex: |  |
Feel: |  |
Smooth/Snappy: |  |
Chattery/Damp: |  |
Playful/Aggressive: |  |
Edge-hold: |  |
Camber Profile: | Hybrid Camber but mostly camber |
Shape: | |
Setback Stance: | Centered |
Base: | Sintered |
Weight: | Lighter than normal |
Sizing
LENGTH (cm) | Waist Width (mm) | Rec Rider Weight (lb) | Rec Rider Weight (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
150 | 250 | 100-150 | 45-68 |
152 | 252 | 100-160 | 45-72 |
154 | 254 | 120-180 | 54-81 |
156 | 255 | 130-190 | 59-86 |
158 | 258 | 140-200+ | 63-90+ |
152W | 257 | 100-160 | 45-72 |
156W | 260 | 130-190 | 59-86 |
* note that the 152W and 156W are new sizes as of 2022
Who is the Outsiders Most Suited to?
The Outsiders is best suited to anyone looking for a twin that they can hit the park with ride switch, but still carve on, ride aggressively and bomb a bit. It's not ultra-aggressive, but definitely on the more aggressive side.
Not great for powder, buttering or jibbing, but for everything else it has you covered, provided you ride it with good technique. But when you do it does reward you.
Definitely not for beginner and even lower intermediate might struggle with it, given it doesn't like you skidding your turns. But any solid intermediate rider (and up of course) with good technique and for who it suits there style will like this board.
The Outsiders in More Detail
O.k. let’s take a more detailed look at what the Outsiders is capable of.
Demo Info
Board: Capita Outsiders 2022, 154cm (254 mm waist width)
Date: February 26, 2021
Conditions: Sunny, not a cloud in the sky - 100% visibility.
Temperature was -4°C (25°F) - and -7°C (19°F) with wind chill factor. But felt warmer than that in the sun for sure.
24 hour snow: 4cm (1.5")
7 day snow: 61cm (24")
On groomer: Perfectly groomed to start and got a little choppier as the day went on, but smooth groomers for the most part. Overall mid-firm snow. Definitely not icy and wouldn't call it hard either. In between medium and hard.
Off groomer: Initially looked like it would be a little crusty but actually quite good. That 4cm (1.5") had filled in the tracks from yesterday and was soft on top. But not dust on crust. Underneath was pretty soft too. All good!
Bindings angles: +15/-15
Stance width: 560mm (22″)
Stance Setback: Centered
Width at Front Insert: 264mm (10.39")
Width at Back Insert: 264mm (10.39")
Rider Height: 6'0"
Rider Weight: 175lbs
Rider Boot Size: US9.5 Adidas Tactical ADV
Bindings Used: Burton Malavita M
Weight: 2670grams (5lbs 14oz)
Weight per cm: 17.34 grams/cm
Average Weight per cm: 18.43 grams/cm*
*based on a sample size of around 100 models that I’ve weighed in 2019, 2020, 2021 *& 2022 models. The Outsiders, typical of Capita, is significantly lighter than average. Felt pretty close to normal on snow. A little lighter than normal, but not as light as the actual weight would suggest.
Powder
Nothing significant to speak of to test in, but a light dusting.
But specs would suggest, and the general feeling from the board, that this one would be a back leg burner in deep powder. It's a centered twin and there's not real rocker to speak of. Going to be an effort to keep that nose up when it gets deep.
Carving & Turning
Carving: This board really likes to carve. When you get the board properly on edge and let that side cut take you for a ride, this board feels at its best.
Turning: You've really got to finish your turns properly on this board. If you try to skid then it can feel catchy. But when you do them properly it's a fun board to turn.
Maneuverability at slow speeds: And it's fairly nimble at slow speeds too. But again, just make sure you're not getting lazy on the end of a turn and the transition into the next.
Skidded Turns: As alluded to above, this board punishes you a bit if you get lazy and start to try to skid out your turns. Forces you to ride with good technique and isn't your best friend if you don't.
Speed
It's nice and stable at speed. And I felt that even on the 154 I rode, which is smaller than ideal for me for this board. It's also got good glide as well, making it easier to traverse flat sections.
Uneven Terrain
Crud: It's not a super smasher or crud, but it holds it's own smashing through and not too easy to buck around, despite how light it is. But certainly can get bucked around a little. It's not ideal for correcting when you do get thrown around, just because you don't want to be skidding on this board, but if you can stay quite aggressive, it's pretty good.
Bumps: Felt like it was pretty good when weaving between bumps in trees etc and when going over those bumps it didn't hug the contours perfectly, but it wasn't bad either.
Let’s Break up this text with a Video
Jumps
Overall good for jumps but not super exciting.
Pop: Wouldn't go as far as to say epic pop - but decent pop. Took a bit of effort to extract, but you didn't have to throw everything into it or anything. When you did put everything into it, it did give back pretty well, but certainly not effortless pop.
Approach: A good mixture of stable and nimble.
Landing: Solid. And would be even more so on the 158 for my weight. I was riding the 154 and it was still solid. But not so solid that it wasn't forgiving of bad landings. So, again a nice middle ground between those two factors.
Side-hits: I preferred it on park jumps. Mostly because I like easy to access pop for sidehits and this board makes you work for the pop a bit.
Small jumps/Big jumps: Medium to large.
Switch
Almost as good as it gets in terms of being the same feeling riding both ways. Only thing is if you're switch game isn't great and you tend to skid your turns more in switch, then you're risking catching an edge.
Spins
Really easy to swing the board around in a spin - and I would put a lot of that down to weight. On snow it doesn't feel as light as you would think after weighing it, but in the air and spinning you feel that lightness. I over spun a couple of times because of it.
Setting up and taking off switch is good too, so long as your switch game is relatively tight. For those small spins off little side hits etc, would be nice to have a little easier to access pop.
Jibbing
You can jib with it, but if you're not a strong jibber, it may not give you heaps of confidence with setup or for anything like board slides. Felt like you could catch that edge. 50/50s were fine, but again, some easier access pop would go a long way to making it more jib friendly too.
Butters
Takes a bit of muscle to butter this one. It's not super stiff in the tip and tail, but takes some effort, so not super easy to butter. Typically smaller boards are easier to butter, but even on the 154, it wasn't super buttery, but more aggressive boards like this one don't tend to be.
Score Breakdown and Final Verdict
Check out the breakdown of the score in the table below.
RATING | Contribution to Final Score | |
|---|---|---|
JUMPS | 4.0 | 16/20 |
CARVING/TURNS | 4.0 | 12/15 |
SPEED | 3.5 | 10.5/15 |
SWITCH | 4.5 | 9/10 |
UNEVEN TERRAIN | 3.5 | 7/10 |
SPINS | 3.5 | 7/10 |
BUTTERING | 3.0 | 3/5 |
POWDER | 2.0 | 2/5 |
JIBBING | 2.5 | 2.5/5 |
PIPE | 3.5 | 3.5/5 |
TOTAL after normalizing | 84.3/100 |
The Outsiders is a board that should only be ridden by those with good technique, but those who do get rewarded with a board that carves really nicely, can be ridden aggressively and can handle various terrain as well as being good in the park - more for the jump line than the jib line though, IMO.
More Info, Current Prices and Where to Buy Online
If you’re interested in learning more about the Outsiders, are ready to buy or want to research current prices or availability, check out the links below.
- US
- UK/EUROPE
If you’d like to see how the Outsiders compares to other aggressive all-mountain-freestyle boards or want to check out other options, check out the next link.
Hello and welcome to my Capita Outsiders snowboard review.
I had this board two seasoons and your review is clossest to my feeling from all internet reviews i read. Thank you , good job
Hi, Nate! I’m torn between this and the DOA. I’m a good intermediate bordering on advanced, and want to progress more with jumps. Love to bomb and carve, and learned how to ride on traditional camber, so my gut says Outsiders. Not too strong with switch riding, but I’m definitely progressing. What say you?
Hi Justin
Thanks for your message.
Given you learned on traditional camber, I would be leaning Outsiders too. Both would certainly work for what you’re describing and don’t think you could make a wrong choice between them, but given that you learned on trad camber and like to bomb and carve, I’d be leaning Outsiders. It’s very good for switch, once you’ve got it dialed in – learning switch might be tough on it, but given that you’re switch riding is already progressing and given your used to full camber, I think it will be all good in that respect.
Hope this helps with your decision
Hello Nate how are you doing. So I have a question I am looking to get a mainly park board I have my eye on the capita outsider 156cm . But I am 5’9 I weight 195 pounds without my gear I wear a size 9.5 boot intermediate rider should I be going with a 158cm Instead. Let me know what you think . Thank you very much
Hi Nick
Thanks for your message.
Actually if you’re going to be riding it mostly in the park, then I think the 156 would be the better size over the 158. If you were riding mostly all-mountain with a little bit of park, then 158 probably better but for you I would go 156.
Hope this helps
Hi Nate, I am really size rider 5’5, 145 lbs and wear a size 6 (24.5) boot. Would you recommend a 150 or 152 outsiders for me? I would say I ride 60% groomer and 40% park. Thank you very much for the help!
Hi Paul
Thanks for your message. I would definitely go 150 for you. The only reason I would go 152, is if you’re used to riding considerably longer boards than 150. Otherwise, I think 150 would be the best size for you. I would say around 151 would be a good length for you for an all-mountain board – and given that you ride groomer and park, you could size down a little. The other thing is that, since the board, even in the 150, is going to be wide for your feet, then sizing down is a good idea too. Probably would ideally go even a little shorter (again unless you’re used to riding longer) – a 148 might be a nice size for you in that width, but there isn’t that option for the Outsiders.
Hope this helps
Thank you so much for your reply Nate.
From Capita website 150 outsideres fits 100-150lbs riders and at 145 I am nearly at the end of that group so that makes me worry. But I didn’t aware that my shoes size may affect the board size too. My previous board was 152 Capita Outerspace Living and it feels alright to me. But I have never tired a 150 board before. I would go for the 150 outsiders this time and see if I like it. Thanks again!
You’re very welcome Paul.
I certainly take the weight guidelines into account. But like to take everything, including height, boot size, style and ability into account as well. And based on everything I think the 150 would work best for you, even if you’re used to riding the 152 OSL. If you were riding a 155 or something like that, then I might reconsider to the 152, but I still think 150 for you, IMO.
How would u compare this board the slash happy place
Hi Tristan
The Outsiders is more all-mountain oriented than the Happy Place – still a centered twin, but it’s stiffer flexing and has a more aggressive camber profile – it’s virtually full camber but with some flat sections that come in just before the contact points.
It’s better for carving and better at speed than the Happy Place, IMO, and is better for larger jumps. The Happy Place is a much better jibber and is still really good for jumps but more suited to smaller air – but better for spins, from what I remember. Both great for riding switch – but if you were just starting out riding switch the Happy Place is an easier board to learn switch on – it’s just more forgiving and more playful overall. But if you’re already good at riding switch, they both perform well in that area.
Hope this helps