Capita Indoor Survival FK 2014 Snowboard Review

2010-2012 Capita Indoor Survival Review Review by The Good Ride

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On Snow Feel: It’s very stable underfoot and felt aggressive even though it wasn’t catchy. It’s something you can get used to, but it’s definitely a weird feel underfoot for a twin.

Powder: No real powder to play around in but from our experience a twin like this with a flat/rocker and centered stance will be better than camber, plane well but doesn’t have that effortless float that some hybrid boards do.

Turn Initiation: The flat/rocker, almost-flat camber board was more difficult to get from edge to edge than many other boards of this style.  There is even a narrow waist, which usually makes it easier to turn. At first, Jimbo said it felt awkward and off, but after a run or two, you get used to its feel. If you are into short, snappy turns, then you might not be into it, but if you like a slow but stable profile underfoot, then it might work.

Skidded Turns: It’s easy to skid turns, but it took a little more work than some of the flat-to-rocker boards we tried from Capita.

Carving: When laying into a carve, it’s kind of boring and dead.  The side cut and flat-to-rocker camber profile doesn’t work well.

Speed: The Indoor Survival is damp and has little to no chatter.  We’d say this is a pretty fast board for a lower-cost twin.

Uneven Snow– We had pretty decent conditions, but it was towards the end of the day, and some areas were chewed up while others were smooth and pristine due to weekday riding.  The Indoor Survival had a very stable tankish feel on the groomed runs, and in softer, chewed-up, slushy parts, the Indoor plowed through them.  It’s a feeling that some will really like and some won’t.  It suppresses some of the rough stuff underfoot, but certain harder, uneven conditions might not be very fun.

Approximate Weight– This isn’t terribly light, but that’s what you expect for the price. Kind of a medium weight.

Edge Hold: Not bad here, and we never felt like we needed more.  Ice and snowment might be another thing, but in most conditions you should be fine with the Indoor.

Flex: Felt like it was run-of-the-mill medium from tip to tail, and it’s got a decent mountain flex.  It’s not terribly easy to butter for flat to rocker but it’s not difficult either.

Switch: Easy either way, like a true twin should be.

Jibbing: Not bad, but the medium flex is a bit much for our taste. Still, it works well for its size and flex.

Pipe: It’s not a good pipe board.  Didn’t really drive well from wall to wall and didn’t feel right.

Jumps: Flat/Rocker boards are hard to get a snappy feel when it comes to springing up from nothing and the indoor survival isn’t super springy.  It’s not bad when it comes to hitting a kicker or two, but it was missing something here.

All in all, the indoor survival isn’t for everyone, and it didn’t really stand out to us anywhere except the park.