The Official CAPiTA Thread

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Got some time on the Aeronaut. Great board that does exactly what it says on the wrapper. Just a really good time zooming around the resort jumping off stuff and making those short tight (but not laid out) carves. Very nimble and easy to control and ultra sendable. One of those boards that constantly whispers in your ear "you can clear that gap, you're not that old, you will look so cool, no speed checks".

The 157 felt a bit small for me. When trying to carve hard I could lose the edge quite easily. But thats not what it's for. Staying light on your feet and bouncing around the mountain is what its all about and it does it very well.

Younger me loves this board
Older me's brain loves this board
Older me's body is seriously concerned about this board

i wish my 161 wasn't dead so i could ride it b2b with the banked country. similar sentiments to you, although i can't seem to accept my body aging . injuries take a lot longer to recover from, and i've had a few stupid ones this winter.

love the dampness of the BC, but the aero was just as fun to charge on with a bit more pop, imo.

I rode it back to back with the BC 159 (my weird old shape/new graphics one) on a big mountain in the Alps, so basically every condition, often in one run, including park and pipe. As an all day, all conditions ride I prefer the BC as it's smoother, more confident at speed, grippier on hard snow and is better in pow. I'm struggling to accept the transition to freeride dad but there's no doubt it's a board more befitting my 46 years. It makes staying on the ground look and feel good but is still comfortable in the air.

In the right snow conditions the Aeronaut is more fun for sure but on hard morning groomers, icy off-piste traverses and run-outs, beaten up afternoon snow it was hard work. If I lived very near a mountain and could ride hard for a few hours a day on a regular basis I'd go Aeronaut and probably add a proper pow board for the deepest days.

This tracks with my experience exactly. I rode my BC 159 (both old and new versions) against my Aero on same day conditions on quite a few days last season. The Aero is definitely livelier and in really good snow I prefer the sidecut/turn shape it would make over the Banked. But maybe because our conditions are rarely that good, I'd choose the BC over the Aero 99 times out of 100, and most definitely in the steeps and/or chunky snow.