Hello and welcome to my Capita Super DOA snowboard review.
In this review, I will take a look at the Super DOA as an aggressive all-mountain-freestyle snowboard.
As per tradition here at SnowboardingProfiles.com I will give the Super DOA 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 Super DOA 2024
Price: $749
Style: Aggressive All-Mountain-Freestyle
Flex Rating: Medium (6/10)
Flex Feel on Snow: Medium-Stiff (6.5/10)
Rating Score: 89.2/100
Compared to other Men’s Aggressive All-Mountain-Freestyle Boards
Of the 14 current model aggressive all-mtn freestyle snowboards that we tested:
❄️ The Super DOA ranked 3rd out of 14
Overview of the Super DOA’s Specs
Check out the tables for the Super DOA’s specs and available sizes.
Specs
STYLE:
AGGRESSIVE ALL-MOUNTAIN-FREESTYLE
PRICE:
$749 - BUYING OPTIONS
$749 - BUYING OPTIONS
Ability Level:
flex:
feel:
DAMPNESS:
SMOOTH /SNAPPY:
Playful /aggressive:
Edge-hold:
camber profile:
HYBRID CAMBER
HYBRID CAMBER - Capita's "Resort V1" profile
SHAPE:
setback stance:
Centered
BASE:
Sintered | Capita's "Hyperdrive Base"
weight:
a little lighter than normal
Camber Height:
5.5mm
Sizing
LENGTH (cm) | Waist Width (mm) | Rec Rider Weight (lb) | Rec Rider Weight (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
152 | 248 | 110-150 | 50-68 |
154 | 250 | 120-180 | 54-81 |
156 | 252 | 130-190 | 59-86 |
158 | 254 | 140-200 | 63-90 |
160 | 257 | 160-220+ | 72-100+ |
155W | 258 | 130-190 | 59-86 |
158W | 260 | 140-200 | 63-90 |
161W | 262 | 160-220 | 72-100 |
163W | 263 | 170-230+ | 77-104+ |
Who is the Super DOA Most Suited To?
The Super DOA is best suited to anyone who wants rip around the groomers carving, bombing and finding side-hits and who then wants to hit the jump line in the park, when they come across it. It's a great option for anyone looking for something really light.
It's not going to be great for powder, so suits someone who either doesn't see anything more than shallow powder or who has another board for powder days.
Not for beginners and even intermediate riders may struggle a little with it.
The Super DOA in More Detail
O.k. let’s take a more detailed look at what the Super DOA is capable of.
Demo Info
Board: Capita Super DOA 2024, 156cm (252mm 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!
Set Up
Bindings angles: +15/-15
Stance width: 560mm (22″)
Stance Setback: Centered
Width at Inserts: 262mm (10.32")
Rider Height: 6'0"
Rider Weight: 180lbs
Rider Boot Size: US9.5 Adidas Response ADV
Bindings Used: Burton Malavita M
Weight: 2660grams (5lb 14oz)
Weight per cm: 17.05 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. The Super DOA was significantly lighter than average on the scales. On snow it definitely felt lighter than normal, but just by a little bit. Enough to notice it.
Powder
Nothing to test in on the day, but based on specs, feel and previous experience with the board, it's not going to be the best floater. It's predominantly camber and a centered true twin, so not much helping it to float there.
Carving & Turning
Carving: Can lay some deep carves on this board and edge digs and hold well at for higher speed carves too.
Turning: It's got a little bit of a feeling where it fights you to go flat-base but nothing major - not a strong instance of that feeling, but you've to fight it just a little bit when turning. Not as much as some other boards I've had the feeling with. It's got a structured base that quite a few Capita boards come with these days, and that may contribute to that feeling. It felt like structure was pretty subtle on this one. Otherwise it's not bad for initiating turns.
Maneuverability at slow speeds: It's not lightning edge-to-edge and part of that may be that feeling of needing to fight it a little bit (again not too much but just a tad). But it's not slow edge-to-edge either, it's pretty good.
Catchiness: Nothing too catchy, but there's a little bit of a feeling like you could catch an edge on it at times. But certainly nothing overly catchy feeling or anything.
Speed
Defying how light the board is, it's actually really decently stable at speeds. It chatters less than you'd think and because it's on the stiffer side of medium, it holds pretty well without feeling wobbly. Has really good glide too, which is something that structured base I think really helps with.
Uneven Terrain
Crud/Chunder: For how light it is, it handles crud pretty well. Still get some chatter and can be thrown off your line, but it's stable enough in messy snow.
Trees/Bumps: It's decently quick edge-to-edge for weaving between obstacles. With powder in the trees, I'd say it would be sinky, but otherwise decent.
Jumps
This boards forte, IMO. Really good and that lightness helps to give max value for pop and air time.
Pop: The pop is pretty easy to extract. You've got to put some effort in to get decent pop out, but you don't have to throw your whole weight into it to get it popping or anything. And then when you really wind it up, this thing has a ton of pop! And with that lightness you can really send it.
Approach: A good mix of being stable and reasonably easier to adjust/speed check.
Landing: Can stomp landings on this board!
Side-hits: This is the one area it could be better, but not much better. It's still really good for side-hits.
Small jumps/Big jumps: Everything. But really excels for larger jumps.
Switch
Transitions aren't completely catch-free feeling, but not super catchy feeling or anything either. And when in switch it rides great (as you'd expect with a centered true twin).
Spins
Not as easy to set up as some, just being a more technical ride and a slightly catchy feeling on setup. But still all good and that lightness really helps too.
Jibbing
Not ideal. Just because the setup isn't the easiest and while I keep saying it's nothing super catchy, any amount of catchy on a jib feature I don't like. All that said, I'm not the strongest jibber. But definitely favors the jump line over the jib line in the park.
Butters
It's not super easy to press but it's not super hard either. Takes medium effort to press tip/tail. Tip/tail naturally feel the same to press.
Score Breakdown and Final Verdict
Check out the breakdown of the score in the table below.
RATING | SCORE WEIGHTING | |
|---|---|---|
JUMPS | 4.5 | 18/20 |
SPEED | 4.0 | 16/20 |
CARVING | 4.0 | 12/15 |
TURNS/SLASHING | 3.5 | 3.5/5 |
SWITCH | 4.5 | 9/10 |
SPINS | 4.0 | 8/10 |
CRUD/CHUNDER | 3.5 | 3.5/5 |
TREES/BUMPS | 3.5 | 3.5/5 |
BUTTERS | 3.0 | 3/5 |
POWDER | 2.0 | 2/5 |
TOTAL after normalizing | 89.2/100 |
Overall, the Super DOA is a lightweight board that strikes that balance between being damp enough (despite its lightness), but still snappy enough at the same time.
It has oodles of pop and this boards biggest strength is getting air, but it can also bomb and carve really well.
More Info, Current Prices and Where to Buy Online
If you want to learn more about the Super DOA, 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 aggressive all-mountain-freestyle snowboard options, or if you want to compare how the Super DOA compares to other aggressive all-mountain-freestyle snowboards, then check out the next link.
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