Capita Super DOA Review: Is It Worth the Upgrade vs the Regular DOA?

The Capita Super DOA is the upgrade version of the best selling Capita deck, the DOA (Defenders of Awesome). I love every second that I spend on my regular Capita DOA, so I wanted to try the supercharged version to see if it offered any improvements, or learn if it was too much board for me.

Here’s what I thought.

Overview of Capita Super DOA 2026

Main Summary

Pros:

• More power and response for carving than regular DOA
• More consistent flex and pop for the life of the board than regular DOA (this has more carbon preserving its core)
• Springboard-like pop for launching off jumps and side hits
• Pressable medium flex with a sweet spot to help nose press on jib features
• Lighter and faster than the regular DOA
• Strong level of grip / edge hold for icy conditions

Cons:

• It’s not a cheap board. It costs around $120 to $200 more than the average snowboard.
• Can feel catchy, so it’s not the ideal board for beginners
• You might not need such a high-performance board and are going to be fine with the regular version of the DOA

Review Score

The Capita Super DOA earned a score of 91.9 out of 100.

This board was rated on our All Mountain Freestyle scoring system. This rating scale prioritizes carving and resort riding versatility, along with park performance. The weighting column of the score will give you an idea of how much each consideration contributed to the overall score.

Editor’s Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars or a score of a 91.9 out of a possible 100 for the Capita Super DOA Snowboard

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Why the Super DOA Got My Attention

Somewhere over the past few years, board manufacturers started to give riders an option for an upgraded or “pro version” of their best-selling snowboards. You’ll see these in the marketplace by having words like Pro, Ultra, Super, Mega, or Plus added into their model name. The benefits of getting these upgraded decks are generally the same, though. You get a version of a fan favorite, best-selling snowboard that’s built with better materials and usually designed so that it’s faster, stronger, lighter, and more responsive. The real why behind that is that it’s a version of the deck a pro-level snowboarder would use, and the benefit for the rest of us is that you can now buy a version of the board that you’ll be able to charge more aggressively with than you could on the original version. That’s exactly what’s going on here with the Super DOA.

The Super DOA is a lighter, faster, and more responsive board than the regular DOA. However, the thing about this board that tends to turn riders off is people love the regular DOA because of its medium, can do anything, sort of flex pattern. The DOA is the special type of all mountain board where it really excels at both aspects of park riding, where it can both jump and jib well. So the moment a version of the DOA becomes stiffer and more responsive for carving out of the park, the question comes up: “Does this thing even have the same use case to appeal to the same type of rider?” We can answer that right now. No, probably not. The Super DOA speaks to the aggressive all mountain rider, while the jibber and jumper, who loves the regular DOA, really doesn’t need a premium race spec’d base or care to have the most responsive, carving-friendly board as a main detail they look for when they buy a board.

However, there is one detail that changes things with the new version of this board. (See the Upgrade section to learn more about the tech.)

It’s more pressable than it used to be.

Now it’s a supper charged all mountain board that’s fast for carving. And it can press into features in the park.

You read that right. The new version of the Super DOA was made to press (and carve and jump). So that changes things about who the ideal rider the Super DOA is for.

Now its for the rider who is looking for a premium, fast, all mountain board they can charge with, that’s also built to be light weight and pressable for hitting park features. It’s for the rider who has an extra $160 – $200 on a board that will help them charge aggressively while still feeling noticeably light and fast underfoot.

The Super DOA’s Camber Profile

The Super DOA is built on the Capita Resort V1 Profile.

It has a generous amount of traditional camber between your feet (the board’s arc is lifted off the snow between your feet) with flat sections that transition to rocker sections in the tips (rocker-shaped arcs point downward towards the snow). The benefit is that you get the pop, turning power, and response of a camber-dominant deck with the more forgiving, less catchy feel of a rocker. The rockered tips allow for an effortless feeling turn initiation. Combined with the board’s blended radial sidecut, you get a board that’s powerful, yet still easy to ride, that just locks into a seamless feeling turn.

Is the Super DOA Too Aggressive for the Average Rider?

No, this board is perfectly approachable for the average intermediate rider.

It’s worth noting that earlier versions of this board used to be more unforgiving, though. I’d say as long as you are used to riding a camber-dominant board, you will be able to enjoy this board and feel confident riding it.

I bring this up because if you read other reviews about this board, you’ll probably get intimidated and start to think that it’s designed specifically for pros. I know that I read some and started to think of this board more as the Excalibur of snowboards, where only one rider on the planet could pull it from a stone and wield it properly. And that’s not the case at all.

This is just a premium, fast, camber-dominant board that can do it all. However, since it’s built on a camber profile and has some torsional rigidity (stiffer flex from toe to heel) to it, so it’ll have a learning curve to it if you’re coming from a more beginner-friendly deck. However, I’d also say even the regular DOA has that same learning curve.

Deciding Between the Regular DOA or Super DOA

• If you have the extra money and want premium quality and speed, go with Super DOA.
• Otherwise, the regular DOA is more than fine for 99% of us reading this.

Here’s what you need to consider if you’re an average, intermediate rider, interested in the Super DOA, though.

Earlier version of this board were stiff enough that I could quickly tell it wasn’t for me, and that’s not the case anymore. The Super DOA is far more approachable now.

I’d consider myself an average rider. I live in Pennsylvania and enjoy hitting small to medium sized park features. I need an all-mountain board that can carve smaller hills, and when it gets icy, I need it to offer some grip for me to get by. I am also someone who loves riding in the park, so I need a board with a freestyle focus that’s got enough pop to clear knuckles that under 50 feet away (small to medium sized jumps).

If that description sounds similar to you, too, then, the regular DOA is perfect for all of that.

Now, the neat part is the new version of the Super DOA still feels closer to the regular DOA. The main perks to upgrading are that it feels like a faster and lighter DOA rather than it feeling like a completely different snowboard. It used to, though.

I am an average East Coast park rider. I don’t need the stiffest board because I am not trying to lay the perfect turn or land my first 1440. I just need a board to carve around and with friends, land my 5s and occasional 7s, dream of doing my first 9, and have fun on this thing.

And if that sounds like you too, then the Super DOA is fine for all of us casual park riders, but the regular DOA is also fine, and maybe even perfect, too.

I say this because both boards rip, and you won’t make a wrong decision.

Price Analysis: Is the Super DOA Worth the Extra Cost Over the Regular DOA?

It depends. If you’re an average rider who doesn’t care about making the perfect turn or launching off massive jumps (50-foot plus jumps), then just get the regular DOA and have all of the fun on that board. I say this because the regular DOA also rips, and there is a reason that it’s been a best selling board on the Capita lineup since 2012.

The regular DOA is more than enough for what most riders need.

However, if you’re an intermediate to advanced rider who is in the market for a premium deck that allows you to go faster, pop higher, and carve harder, then, yes, the Super DOA is worth its additional cost.

(Most of us will be fine with the regular Capita DOA, though.)

What Type of Rider is the Capita Super DOA Built For?

The advanced all-mountain freestyle rider who can afford to spend more on their set up.

While Super DOA is a significantly more expensive board, the performance improvements in its pop, its noticeably lighter weight, and its noticeably faster glide, make it a truly phenomenal snowboard to have in your quiver.

Performance Highlights of the Super DOA

It Locks Into A Smooth Feeling Turn

The biggest highlight for me was how it seemed to just lock into a turn. This board has a blended radial sidecut that just wants to lock in and complete its smooth feeling arc.

The Blended Radial Sidecut features a single radial sidecut-style arc where the contact points have a custom designed blend to help improve the boards turn initiation. It’s great for short, tighter quick carves and it’s decent for the longer drawn out wider carves.

It’s Outstanding for Launching Jumps and Side Hits

This board just wants to be in the air. It’s got a camber dominant profile with a lightweight core that has been reinforced with carbon and triaxial fiberglass. It feels like a spring-board, so when you try to pop it, it will launch you.

The pop is intuitive to time perfectly. It won’t take you long to get the feel of the spring-board like boost this board offers.

It’s worth noting that the regular DOA has a springboard-like pop, too, and the tech in the Super DOA takes that up a notch with around 10% more pop.

Pro Tip: It has a longer-lasting pop than the DOA.

The Super DOA’s core has a carbon layer above and below it. Think of the core as being preserved in a casing of carbon. The useful part with that is that carbon doesn’t break down as quickly as wood, and that translates to a longer-lasting, more consistent feeling pop throughout the life of this board. So, if you’re a jumper, the Super DOA’s pop and deck life are something you should take into consideration.

It Can Jib Decent, Too

While I’d recommend this board more for the carver and jumper, this board is now pressable enough that it’ll jib decently well enough, too.

Is it the best jibbing experience? No.

However, it’s easier than it used to be and that balances out the board’s park experience to where it’s outstanding on jumps and average at jibbing (instead of it being terrible at jibbing because it couldn’t press or mold around a feature at all).

If you’re jumping 60% of the time and jibbing 40% of the time you spend in the park, the Super DOA will work well for you. If you’re jibbing more than 40% of the time in the park, go with the regular DOA or Capita Ultrafear.

Upgrades In the New Super DOA

If it’s been a while since you checked out the Super DOA, here’s what’s been upgraded that makes a noticeable difference in the feel of this snowboard.

Core Upgrade Makes It More Approachable and Pressable:

Last season, the Super DOA started to include the FSC® Certified 3D Thermopolymer Supercore™. Basically, it’s a high end core that combines hand selected Poplar, Paulownia, and Beech woods, with a recycled recycled thermopolymer added into these inlaid channels (plastic additives are added in the groves between the wood stringers).

The benefit of the core is that it’s lightweight and durable while also reducing the vibrations felt under your feet while you ride. What makes the new core different from previous years is that it now has a more approachable flex than it ever did before. The board is still responsive for laying a carve, but you can now lock into a nosepress, too.

Carbon Reinforcement for Even More Pop and Response:

The 2025 model now adds the Hybrid HolySheet™ Tri/Tri SuperCarbon™ configuration. This is a durability update that adds a carbon and triaxial fiberglass reinforcement layer to both the top and bottom layers of the core. It makes the board more durable, adds torsional rigidity for response, and keeps the deck lightweight while increasing pop by 10%. Additionally, it also makes the pop and response last longer and feel more consistent through out the life of the deck.

It’s Even Faster

The base of the 2025 Super DOA is upgraded to the HyperDrive™ ADV XT base with Moonshot Omni-tune.

This base is designed to be extremely fast and hold its glide. This base utilizes a special sintered material with anti-friction additives that are refined through high molecular mass and strategic processing techniques. Capita then made it even faster by including their Moonshot Omni-Tune™. This is a race-grade stone grind structure that optimizes water wicking at a 45-degree angle for maximum speed. This type of tune typically costs around $150, so it is an excellent bonus added in.

To say it simply, this board just wants to rip.

Bindings to Pair With the Super DOA

I found the new Union Falcor bindings to be a great match for the Super DOA. The Falcor’s flex gave me the response I needed, and the new molecular bushing made the ride incredibly smooth and damp—it felt like some next-level, astronaut-grade tech.

Where to Buy the Super DOA

You can buy the Super DOA from evo, Tactics, Blauer Boardshop, or Sun and Ski.

About the Reviewer

Rider Name: Steve Weber

Home Mountains Reviewed At: Stratton Vt (Lots of east coast ice.)

Size / Model: The board I reviewed was a 2025 Capita Super DOA in the 156cm size.

Rider Weight: 144lbs

Rider Height: 5′ 6″

Bindings Used: 2025 Union Falcor Bindings

Boots Used: DC Phase Snowboard Boots I am a US men’s size 9.

Steve Weber

Steve Weber is the passionate snowboarder, skateboarder, and author behind Board of the World. He understands that most gear reviews focus on having the perfect snow conditions, but his testing methodology is different. Living in Pennsylvania, Steve describes exactly how a board performs when the conditions aren’t perfect. His reviews cover performance on ice, hardpack, and flat-out brick conditions. In other words, he reviews boards for the conditions that East Coast riders actually face.

Bringing 27 years of East Coast snowboarding and 21 years of skateboarding experience, Steve is a 42-year-old intermediate park rider. His recommendations are informed by decades of battling icy conditions, ensuring every review accounts for the board’s performance on the roughest of terrain.

For the last five years, Steve has poured his passion into writing in-depth, unbiased reviews that help riders make informed decisions about the gear they’ll use. He also works part-time at a snowboard shop in Northeastern Pennsylvania, which gives him a direct line to learning about the new gear tech months in advance. When he’s not writing reviews, Steve is often found riding at Montage Mountain and testing out new boards.

Steve’s goal with Board of the World is simple: to help every reader find the right gear so they can have fun outside from the first time they use it.