Capita Snowboard‘s all time best selling board, the Horrorscope, has stood on top of the Transworld Snowboard Magazine’s Good Wood Award and High Cascade Snowboard Camp’s podium. But this question remains – what will happen this season? Will the 2019 Capita Horrorscope Snowboard take awards back to the Mothership? With 99.9% certainty, yes. It’s too good. It’s so good we’ve placed it in the Top 5 Jib Snowboard of 2019 list. Take a gander inside the Horrorscope to find out why.[Buy the 2019 Capita Horrorscope Snowboard HERE]
The “feel” of the 2019 Capita Horrorscope Snowboard will be loose as it’s ever been. The surfiness is a direct result from the Freedom V2 profile shape. The flat section between the feet, which Capita calls “Zero Camber”, allows the board to be a little more stable while flat on the snow and on edge. Don’t let the flat sections fool you into thinking that the Horrorscope is a highly stable board, it’s not, and that’s because the rockered sections that start underneath each foot and run to the contact points. Pin the Horrorscope board on hard steep groomers and it’ll feel like death wobbles. There’s pros and cons to the Freedom V2 profile shape:
Pros
- Easy to lock in presses
- Near impossible to catch edge on contact point
- Great of setting up jibs
- Presses are deep
- Skate feel
- Can float in pow with stance set back
- Maneuverable in tight spots (tranny, trees, etc…)
Cons
- Unstable at high speeds
- Loops/ washes out if landing nose or tail heavy
- Soggy pop if timed wrong
The profile shape combined with a full Poplar wood core and biax fiberglass make for a consistent ride. Yes the Capita Horrorscope Snowboard is loose, but it’s a consistent feel. Poplar is a medium density wood that stays strong while being flexed, has high compression values, and has little tendency to split. Biax Fiberglass is known for being lightweight for its tensile strength and resisting fatigue.
Subtle features that are often overlooked are the Bitter End Deflection Tuning (BEDT) and the XXX[Truded] Base. BEDT is the rounding and beveling of the 360° Wrap HRC48 Steel on the nose and tail and deflects the board away from objects that is may run into like rails and boxes. Another key note for the edges are the offset seam – if the edge ever ruptures from blunt force it’s easier to fix. Add in the low maintenance XXX[Truded] extruded base and the Horroscope is a receipt for something tasty.
Capita Snowboards design boards to surpass industry build standards. The Horrorscope is rigorously tested through research and development and is a hot spot in this cold sport. If you’re a park rat and want a loose surfy ride, the Horrorscope snowboard is way to go.
Capita Horrorscope Snowboard Specs:
Shape: True Twin
Profile: Freedom V2 (Flat Between the Feet, Rocker and Rocker underneath the Feet to the Nose and Tail Contact Points)
Flex: 4/10
Stance: Centered
Core: FSC® Certified Select (Poplar)
Fiberglass: Special Blend Fiberglass (Biaxial) with Magic Bean Resin
Base: XXX[TRUDED] Extruded – *New for Horrorscope
Edge: 360° Wrap HRC48 Steel with Bitter End Deflection Tuning
Capita Horrorscope Snowboard Tech Insights:
FSC® Certified Select Core:
The FSC® CERTIFIED SELECT CORE is the original eco-friendly core. Its proven track record offers an environ- mentally conscious consumer a sustainable alternative without sacrificing any of the energy or stability expected from a CAPiTA. These cores have been reforestation certified by the Forest Stewardship Council for nature and habitat sustainability and made with a single species Poplar grain for a smooth, consistent ride. Extending from edge to edge and tip to tail the wood grain has no knots or finger joints enhancing response and providing a uniform flex pattern.
Special Blend Fiberglass:
SPECIAL BLEND is an eco-friendly wet lay-up process that uses our new MAGIC BEANTM resin component requiring lower consumption of energy and yielding higher technical properties. This adhesion process improves the factory’s working environment, as it does not contain some of the same harsh chemical characteristics used in resins at other factories around the world. This configura- tion uses an optimum blend of 626g/m2 Biaxial fiberglass laminated in conjunction with structural additives to customize performance objectives.
XXX[TRUDED] Base:
The XXX[TRUDED] base material takes the characteristics and manufacturing techniques used in creating normal extruded base material but due to higher pressure and temperature, increases the surface hardness to levels near most sintered bases. This increases the durability and surface strength creating a base that will last longer and be more durable when jibbing and ripping around the mountain.
