Tech Features - Base

There are two basic types of base material used in our industry: extruded and sintered. If you don’t like to wax often, but you do repair your base when necessary, extruded is for you. If you are more interested in going faster, longer, sintered is your base.

These bases are created by taking pellets of ultra-high-molecular-weight Polyethylene and compressing them through heat and pressure. The miniscule spaces left behind absorb wax and allow for extended periods of high speed shredding as the wax wicks to the surface while you ride. This prevents your base from drying out and keeps the surface feeling freshly waxed throughout the day. Properly maintained sintered bases are fast, durable, and the overwhelming choice of pro snowboarders worldwide.

These bases have very similar qualities to the Rotation Sintered speed base, but are built using 100-percent recycled sintered speed base material. This is another technology that provides the highest performance while allowing CAPiTA to be at the forefront of responsible manufacturing.

We use a classic, time proven, extruded base for two of our classic, time proven, board shapes. True to all extruded bases, these are low maintenance, user friendly bases that perform well with or without your constant waxing and attention. The HMC Extruded is a special “high molecular composition” base that is more dense, durable, and abrasion resistant than standard extruded bases. The result is a hard, fast, and reliable base that will get you where you want to go, and get there fast.

The High Transparent Extruded base features an altered molecular composition allowing more vibrant graphic options while maintaining the low maintenance and technical benefits of extrusion.

Extruded base material responds differently than sintered due to its lower molecular weight. This type of base is the easiest to maintain and excels in park attacks and urban jibbing. It repairs easily and when waxed, extruded base material will provide excellent performance