Capita Birds Of A Feather Snowboard Review – By Steph W

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How This Review Happened: We were sent this for an extended demo and returned it.

Size: 143
Days:  4+
Conditions: Mostly spring conditions with a little powder mixed in here and there.
Riders:  Steph
Boots:  Vans Ferra Pro
Bindings: Union Legacy

Sizes Availible: 140, 142, 144, 146, 148, 150, 152, 154, 148W, 150W, 152W

Love how many size options come with this board.

On Snow Feel

The Capita Birds of a Feather is a board for those that must be on their game most or all of the time.  It’s more forgiving than a camber board but not by that much.  The camber between the feet transitioning to flat with a touch of rocker in the tip/tail makes the board poppy and aggressive but not that forgiving. It’s a fun ride for those who like to ride switch a lot and appreciate a centered stance ride but also want to be a little more aggressive around the mountain and park.

Powder

It’s not really the best thing for that easy float in powder even compared to many other hybrid shaped twins.  This board can hang with many set back all mountain boards on groomers but then struggles to stay afloat when it gets deep. It’s the kind of board for very experienced riders who learned how to keep a camber twin afloat back in the day. Those kinds of riders will find this easy but compared to most hybrid tech out there these days most will find it a bit behind.

Turn Initiation and Carving

Fun if you are past the point of skidding your turns.  It’s got a pretty good spring in and out of the turn but it seems that the flat after the inserts in the camber profile seems to interfere with the boards’ ability to spring out of a turn on a harder carve or wider radius turn.  It’s much more noticeable on a carve than making short to even moderately wide turns.  The flat pops on an ollie well but tries to ruin the radius of the turn.  It would be more fun to turn if it was camber between the feet to rocker because the rocker wouldn’t interfere as much. We would all personally like to see less flat and more rocker.

Speed

Fast and fun especially for a twin. It’s got the kind of mountain speed that a lot of directional all mountain boards have. Many all mountain riders like this board, it has the personality and ability of more directional rides even though it is a true twin.

Base

QUANTUM DRIVE™ BASE – A high quality sintered base that gives this board a fast glide on the snow.

Uneven Terrain

It can handle end of the day weekend resort snow but it is not going to be the most forgiving twin when you are out there in the chopped up mess that is a Saturday afternoon. Does well in moguls and trees for a high intermediate to advanced rider.

Edge Hold

Not really super solid when the snow gets harder.  We’d like to see a little more going on here to help the board hold a little better. But it does well in most snow conditions, up to hard snow or mellow ice.

Flex

Easier to butter than a camber board but even though it has a 5/10 rating on the Capita scale. It feels a bit stiffer than that to me. More like a 6 to 6 1/2 out of 10.

Switch

Very easy regular or switch.  The only board easier is an asymmetrical twin.

Jibbing

The Birds Of A Feather would be good for an established jib rider who has some experience hitting boxes and rails. It has awesome energy out of ollies, so it makes it easy to get onto skate style rails and features. But it isn’t very forgiving. So you must be on your game a bit when riding park with this board.

Pipe

It’s a decent pipe board but we like boards that can carve more from wall to wall and the flat for us is just a little off. This board has really great energy and pop when airing out, and it has the technical ability that you want when riding pipe. It isn’t as good as a full camber board for pipe riding, but it gets the job done for the most part.

Jumps

It has a nice poppy ride and a good board for those that like air. Enough stability for medium and large jumps. Feels good when spinning, but isn’t too forgiving if you land a little off. Better for a more established park rider or someone looking for a technical ride in the park.

So all in all the Capita Birds of a Feather is a very poppy, technical ride that many aggressive all mountain freestyle riders will enjoy.

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