Capita Paradise Snowboard Review – By Steph W

Capita Paradise Written Review Review by The Good Ride

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Size: 143
Days:  30+ (Steph owns this)
Conditions:  A variety of snow conditions as Steph owns this board. But in the review we had spring conditions. Icy mornings with slushy afternoons.
Riders: Steph
Boots: Vans Ferra Pro
Bindings:  Union Legacy
Set Up: Centered 15 front -15 back 20.5″ wide

Approximate Weight

Feels medium to medium light under foot.

Camber Profile

The Paradise comes with Capita’s Resort V3 Profile. This has positive camber just past the binding inserts, going to rocker on the nose and tail. It feels stable on snow

Flex

4.5/10 flex on the Capita scale. It feels a touch softer/easy to butter on snow in the tip/tail but medium between the feet for stability at speed.

Base

Comes with a Superdrive FX Base. This base falls into the “sintruded” category. Which is a mix of benefits from the extruded and sintered base categories. This base has a fast glide similar to a sintered base and is also durable and tough to hold up when hitting jibs or rails.

Good speed and it’s got a dampness to it similar to directional all mountain boards.

Board Personality

The Capita Paradise is a playful all mountain ride. It has a nice mix of technical ability and catch free feel on the snow. It is quick to turn, easy to figure out when you first ride it. The Paradise has the capability to ride in a lot of different snow conditions and terrain types. It likes a medium to fast speed.

Steeps / Edge Hold

The Paradise feels great on steeps. It is fast to turn and reliable. This board prefers to make turns instead of straight line down the mountain. The positive camber gives it stability and good connection to the snow in harder conditions. The rocker allows for freedom of movement and quick turning.

This board doesn’t come with any sidecut disruption. But it does well in most hard to icy conditions. It isn’t an ice specialist but it gets the job done in most conditions.

Off Piste

I really like this board off piste. It is easy to maneuver through bumps and moguls, and does well in trees too. Since the Paradise has a 4.5/10 flex it does better at medium/fast speeds instead of high speeds. It requires a little bit of absorption with knees and ankles when riding over bumps and choppy snow.

Groomers / Turning Experience

It’s fun to turn on groomers. It has a technical side that allows for carving and turning but is also playful. The Paradise likes a small to medium turn radius and can do a mix of skidded and carve turns equally. It isn’t a cave specialist but can definitely dabble.

Powder

The Paradise does ok in powder. It rides better than a full positive camber board, but won’t be great for really deep snow.

If you like to set it back and ride one direction in powder this isn’t your best option. It’s best for those that ride switch a lot in powder and like to be centered in all conditions.

Furthest set back on board is -1.625″

Size 142, Stance Width 19.75″

Freestyle Personality

This board is fun in the park. It can handle jumps and has good pop like most Capita boards.  It’s not quite the pop star that the BOA is, but it’s close. The Paradise is also playful enough to hit some jibs on. It has a nice mix of poppy camber and playfulness that allows for progression in freestyle situations while still offering stability off jumps and in landings.

Overall

The Capita Paradise could fit a variety of different riders and could be good for a wide range of ability levels too. It is rated for intermediate to advanced rider, but could potentially be good for other ability levels depending on what you are looking for in a board. The Paradise has a consistent feel all over the mountain and does best at medium to fast speeds.

Boards with similar personalities: Arbor Poparazzi Camber, Coalition Queen Bee, Salomon Wonder, Yes Emoticon

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