Capita Spring Break Powder Glider Snowboard Review
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| Riding Style | Powder |
| Riding Level | Intermediate - Expert |
| Fits Boot size (US) | 8-10 |
| Manufactured in | Austria at The Mothership |
| Shape | Tapered Directional |
| Camber Profile | Flat to Rocker |
| Stance | Setback over 20mm |
| Approx. Weight | Feels Light |
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Capita Spring Break Powder Glider 2021 - 2019 Review by The Good Ride
The Capita Spring Break Powder Glider has a unique float that we loved in the Powder Pill and Tree Hunter 161 but in an easier turning, slashy package. It really sits on top of powder better than any board we have experienced. Ironically we love the Powder Glider 158 in the trees for most powder days and the 161 Tree Hunter on the deepest of days in a little more open terrain. They are quite costly but I personally love having both of these in our powder quiver.
Ethics Statement: We don’t get paid by the manufacturer to write these reviews. We do make money from the “Where To Buy” links, but this is our best attempt at an honest and objective review from an average riders’ perspective.
Capita Spring Break Powder Glider Snowboard Review – How It Rides and Who Its For
How This Review Happened: We spent our precious Good Ride dollars to buy this for you, good readers. Then we liked it soo much we kept it.
Size: 158
Days: 5+
Conditions: 1.5 feet of good Powder, not great but pretty good to 4′ of the deep deep with a few Slackcountry Drift Boards Ascents and other depths between 2 and 4 feet.
Riders: James (Size 9, 5’10” 185-195lbs), Peter (5’11” size 8.5 boot 175lbs), Grant (Size 11 6’ 160lbs)
Boots: Adidas Tactical ADV
Insoles: Sandsole Custom Insoles, Footprint Insole Technology Gameghangers Low Profile
Bindings: Union Strata
Set Up: 22” 21 front 0 back. Set as far back as we could.
Approximate Weight
Feels normal bordering on light.
Sizing
The Capita Spring Break Powder Glider 158 has a wide nose and waist but a pretty narrow tail. Because of that it is not a good fit for anyone in the mid/wide range. Size 8-10 is more of the safer play and boot sizing is more important than anything. Weight is a close second and height a distant third.
Shape/Camber/On Snow Feel/Ability Level
The Capita Spring Break Powder Glider 158 has a little rocker in the tail going to flat and then to more rocker before the big long nose. On top of that the board is thicker than most snowboards and has a surfboard-like feel to it. It is very stable one footing and flat basing in long flat areas and has a very unique feel underfoot. It doesn’t really feel like any other snowboard I’ve ridden. It’s pretty forgiving too so if you are an intermediate with a deep wallet this can work.
Flex/Pop/Buttering
In the past, the Spring Break boards didn’t feel that flexible. They had pop but didn’t feel like they could bend too much before they break. The Capita Spring Break Powder Glider 158 has a crazy good flex to it that can bend a ton but still snapback with good energy. It’s easy to ollie and butter.
Speed
The Capita Spring Break Powder Glider 158 is not what you get for bombing. It’s just not for that. The base is good but not like some of those super glider bases at the top of the spectrum. When well waxed it keeps it’s speed well enough to get you out of a long traverse but we’ve ridden better here.
Uneven Terrain
The Capita Spring Break Powder Glider 158 can absorb lots of what’s happening under the board and do a good job keeping tracked out snow from feeling worse than it is.
Edge Hold
Not the best if you have a lot of icy drops before you get to the good stuff.
Turn Initiation
Way quicker than you would think and the Capita Spring Break Powder Glider 158 is the board we want from the Spring Break line for weaving in and out of tighter tree lines or bumps.
Turning Experience/Carving
Pretty boring but doable.
Powder
This is where the Capita Spring Break Powder Glider 158 just comes alive. The thick core seems to make this board just sit on top of the snow unlike any other board we have tried. The tail sinks down a little bit compared to the Tree Hunter 161 but not like what you would think for this much taper. It just feels unsinkable. Even in 4′ of pretty glorious PNW powder, it felt like it could handle more and just sat on top. You can set this back 4 inches from the center of board when set all the way back at a 22″ stance width. It’s not that far set back compared to some powder boards but it’s really far back for capita boards. It’s one of those great boards to own for the deepest of deep days.
Capita Spring Break Powder Glider Specs
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2019
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Capita Spring Break Powder Glider User Reviews
I purchased Capita powder glider after watching the GR review above. The review is so spot on. This is by far the best powder board I have ever ridden. I have a burton fish, jones hovercraft, prior Khyber and gentemstick hornet in the quiver and none of them quite float the same as the powder glider. It rides so high in the powder, it feels like cheating. It is also surprisingly good in the chopped up snow. I would love to properly compare it with the mind expander as the guys rave about this board too.
