http://www.shayboarder.com The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:36:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/02/capita-snowboards-2010-2011.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/02/capita-snowboards-2010-2011.html#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:22:36 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=9624 10 years ago, Capita Snowboards began their journey and as I’ve watched them grow in those 10 years they’ve never lost who they are.  Their symbolism, their passion and their appreciation of customers is what drives the company into creating boards that people come back for.  They’ve endured rough years, great years, award winning years [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/02/capita-snowboards-2010-2011.html/feed 35 http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/01/snowboard-review-09-10-capita-sierrascope-fk.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/01/snowboard-review-09-10-capita-sierrascope-fk.html#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:32:47 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=9186 Location: Steamboat, CO Snow Conditions: Hardpacked conditions on the mountain. Setup: I rode the Capita Sierrascope with Union bastardized bindings and Bonfire Geo boots. Size: 152cm. First Impression: The sierrascope is a collaboration between sierra snowboards and capita snowboards, sometimes collabs can make a product that is a great deal and a great ride…this is one of them. Weight: Average Flex: [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/01/snowboard-review-09-10-capita-sierrascope-fk.html/feed 10 http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/01/a-decade-of-capita.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/01/a-decade-of-capita.html#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:19:14 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=9000 I first heard about Capita Snowboards through word of mouth while I was working at a snowboard shop in Seattle and I took a chance by purchasing my first Capita without knowing how it rode or anything about it. I found out that I was supporting local snowboarders and when I needed help [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/01/a-decade-of-capita.html/feed 6 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/11/snowboard-review-09-10-capita-ultrafear-fk.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/11/snowboard-review-09-10-capita-ultrafear-fk.html#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:07:40 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=8134 Location: Loveland, Breckenridge & Copper, Colorado Snow Conditions: Mixture of weather with hardpacked groomers, slush and hardpacked icy conditions. Setup: I rode the Capita Ultrafear FK with my Union Force SL’s and my Bonfire Geo boots. First Impression: This is my kind of porridge, just right for shredding…not insanely soft but not insanely stiff…still a fun deck to [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/11/snowboard-review-09-10-capita-ultrafear-fk.html/feed 18 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/06/industry-profile-sales-rep-dave-graves.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/06/industry-profile-sales-rep-dave-graves.html#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:39:10 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=5781 Shay: So tell us about yourself? Dave: Dave Graves, 35. Born and raised in Rockaway New Jersey and currently residing in Denver, Colorado. Shay: What is your job title? Dave: Independent Sales Rep. Shay: What companies do you currently rep for? Dave: Capita Super Corporation, Union Binding Company, Coal Headwear, 686 Outerwear and Apparel and last but not least Ashbury. Shay: [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/06/industry-profile-sales-rep-dave-graves.html/feed 13 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/05/capita-ultrafear-fk-coming-soon.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/05/capita-ultrafear-fk-coming-soon.html#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 21:53:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2009/05/capita-ultrafear-fk-coming-soon.html In March during an interview with Ephka about the 09-10 Capita graphics, he mentioned a new board called the Ultrafear FK that would be coming out from Capita Snowboards.  Since then it’s been speculation as to what this board would be and here’s some more info surrounding the ultrafear coming soon to you! Graphics are a [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/05/capita-ultrafear-fk-coming-soon.html/feed 10 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/05/snowboard-review-09-10-capita-green-machine-fk.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/05/snowboard-review-09-10-capita-green-machine-fk.html#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 22:03:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2009/05/snowboard-review-09-10-capita-green-machine-fk.html Location: Keystone, Colorado Snow Conditions: Cold weather on hardpacked groomers with winds. It was overcast with flat light most of the day. Setup: I rode the Capita Green Machine FK with Union Forces and my Rome Vamps size 8. First Impression: It is based off the Indoor Survival, I liked the Indoor Survival so this is just as [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/05/snowboard-review-09-10-capita-green-machine-fk.html/feed 5 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/04/snowboard-review-09-10-capita-saturnia.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/04/snowboard-review-09-10-capita-saturnia.html#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:15:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2009/04/snowboard-review-09-10-capita-saturnia.html Location: Steamboat, Colorado Snow Conditions: Variety of snow conditions, some powder to hardpacked groomers to slushy snow. Setup: I rode the Capita Saturnia with Union Forces and my Rome Vamps size 8. First Impression: A women’s park board you can take out of the park. Size: 152cm Weight: light Flex: The saturnia had a stiffer nose than tail, I found it [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/04/snowboard-review-09-10-capita-saturnia.html/feed 0 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/03/snowboard-review-09-10-capita-midnight.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/03/snowboard-review-09-10-capita-midnight.html#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:39:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2009/03/snowboard-review-09-10-capita-midnight.html Location: Steamboat, Colorado Snow Conditions: Variety of snow conditions, some powder to hardpacked groomers to slushy snow. Setup: I rode the Capita Midnight with Union Forces and my Rome Vamps size 8. First Impression: Another women’s board to add to the list of impressive women’s charging boards. Size: 154cm Weight: light Flex: The midnight is stiffer from tip to tail, making [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/03/snowboard-review-09-10-capita-midnight.html/feed 3 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/03/behind-graphic-eph-ka-on-09-10-capita.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/03/behind-graphic-eph-ka-on-09-10-capita.html#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:51:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2009/03/behind-the-graphic-ephka-on-09-10-capita-snowboards.html Behind each snowboard graphic is someone’s ideas. A graphic can be born from a long car ride with friends, a silly design they walk by, in a dream they have…the list goes on. Each year there are thousands of graphics created, around an image, idea, story. Behind the Graphic is a series of interviews [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/03/behind-graphic-eph-ka-on-09-10-capita.html/feed 7