DESCRIPTION
For the advanced freerider capable of utilising ultimate performance.
Inspired by the legacy of the Black Snowboard of Death, yet custom designed for an unmatched ultralight and powerful performing ride, we present the MEGA DEATH—a high-end, high-tech freeride machine unlike anything else.
Fully loaded with construction technology and design philosophy developed at the world’s most advanced manufacturing facility, THE CAPiTA MOTHERSHIP, this featherlight construction comes from a FSC® Certified Thermopolymer Starship Core™ and PURE MEGACARBON™ layup.
This show-stopper aligns with the Black Snowboard of Death’s all-mountain freeride design mantra while being propelled by a high-speed MEGADRIVE™ base with a factory direct Moonshot Omni Tune™. The MEGA DEATH is quite simply the board that everyone wants, but not everyone will get to have. A truly versatile, high-performance freeride machine—ready to charge anything you dare point down.
PRODUCT DETAILS
DESIGNED FOR: Intermediate – Expert / All-Mountain, Freeride, Powder
SHAPE: Directional / 0.8” Setback
FLEX: Directional, Stiffer 6.5/10
BASE: Sintered MEGADRIVE™ BASE
CAMBER PROFILE: Camber – Alpine V1 Profile
BINDING MOUNT: Stainless Steel 4 x 2 Inserts – 12 Pack
FEATURES:
CAMBER: ALPINE V1 PROFILE
The ALPINE V1 Profile design features mid-body camber with a flat tail and a reverse cambered nose. This allows for tons of pop and stability on hard pack while increasing float and landing power, improving the rider’s performance in deep snow. The camber runs longer in the tail—providing extra power for the ascent or for larger riders drawn to a dedicated wide series.
FSC® CERTIFIED THERMOPOLYMER STARSHIP CORE™
Utilizing an advanced electronic sorting system allows us to select mega-premium, reforestation certified, Poplar graded by weight and grain consistency. Comparable to Paulownia in strength to weight ratio, this core retains the poppiness of Poplar, and then achieves a signature feel by adding bonded post-consumer recycled Thermopolymer channels to form an advanced hybrid core. This mega-premium core will blast you into space and beyond.
0 °/90° PURE MEGACARBON™
Known for its rigidity, high-tensile strength, low weight, high-temperature tolerance, and low thermal expansion, Carbon Fiber is one of the most popular materials used in today’s high-performance applications. We increase power and response on a wide range of models by integrating different adaptations of carbon fiber thickness, width, weight, or weave while ensuring our boards remain ultralight.
HOLYSHEET™ FIBREGLASS + MAGIC BEAN™ RESIN
Triax/Biax HOLYSHEET™ has higher glass to weight ratio than normal fibreglass. Impregnated with high performance plant based MAGIC BEAN™ RESIN for the most powerful and dynamic ride.
NEW! MOONSHOT OMNI-TUNE™
Aftermarket high-performance race-base structure that wicks water from your base at a 45-degree angle making these boards fast as f*#k to the lift line or to the finish line.
NEW! MEGADRIVE™ BASE
Striving to kit our MEGA line-up with the most advanced and premium components, the all new MEGADRIVE™ base is as fast as science can make it. This is a pure race base composed of UHMW polyethylene modified with high carbon content and special fluoro additives for lightspeed gliding in a wide range of conditions.
DEATH GRIP™ SIDECUT
DEATH GRIP™ is a design theory that incorporates a reverse sidecut arc in the midsection of the board. This reverse camber arc provides a point of contact to apply pressure and retain control throughout the turn in both freestyle and freeride settings.
- Level 5 DeepSpace™ Silkscreen w/ Pearlescent Underlay
- Multitech™ Silkscreen + Die-cut Base
- 360 Degree HRC48 Steel Edges
- Full ABS1000 Sidewalls
SIZE GUIDE
LENGTH |
EFFECTIVE EDGE (MM) |
WAIST | NOSE/TAIL | SIDECUT | MAX STANCE (cm) | SETBACK (cm) |
SUGGESTED WEIGHT (KG)
|
156 | 1197 | 256 | 29.6 / 29.5 | 8.2 / 7.8 / 7.6 | 55.8 | 2 | 59 – 86 |
159 | 1221 | 259 | 30.0 / 29.9 | 8.4 / 8.0 / 7.8 | 55.8 | 2 | 63 – 90 |
162 | 1245 | 262 | 30.4 / 30.2 | 8.6 / 8.2 / 8.0 | 58.4 | 2 | 68 – 95+ |
157 Wide | 1205 | 264 | 30.5 / 30.3 | 8.2 / 7.8 / 7.7 | 55.8 | 2 | 63 – 90 |
161 Wide | 1237 | 267 | 30.9 / 30.7 | 8.5 / 8.1 / 7.9 | 58.4 | 2 | 68 – 95 |