CAPiTA Mercury 2027: one snowboard, a clear riding direction
A firm morning piste, a side hit worth taking, a few powder turns and a lap through the park before heading back to the lift. The CAPiTA Mercury 2027, from the 2026/2027 season, fits this way of riding: moving between different types of terrain with a snowboard built for purposeful turns and take-offs. Its appeal lies in combining edge precision, pop and float, giving a confident rider room to use all three throughout the descent.
This is an all-mountain and freeride snowboard with a directional shape and hybrid camber profile. Together, those details explain its priorities. The Mercury favours riding forwards and actively working the board through a turn, while leaving space for kickers, side hits and park laps. Carving and jumping belong in the same day, connected by a construction intended for someone with established technique.
That versatility becomes useful when the plan changes. You might start with open turns on groomed snow, move onto a more uneven section, take a small lip and return to the piste. A board for that kind of riding needs to deliver different things without demanding a completely different approach at every transition: grip when you load the edge, energy when you prepare an ollie and help keeping the nose up when fresh snow appears.
On the CAPiTA Mercury, that balance comes from the Resort V2 Directional profile, half-inch setback, Hover Core and a construction combining CarbonFlax reinforcements with HolySheet fibreglass. The geometry shapes how the board meets the snow; the materials contribute to how it responds once you start asking more of it. Together, they explain why this all-mountain board favours an engaged, confident riding style.
Before buying, the important question is how much of your riding involves committed turns and creative use of terrain. The Mercury makes sense when you want a board that can hold a loaded turn and provide pop as you approach a change in pitch. It is something to ride with intent, whether that means shaping a clean arc or finding a take-off beside the run.
The right starting point is therefore your riding, not a promise that one board can excel everywhere. An all-mountain design brings groomers, powder and jumps into reach with the same equipment, while making different compromises from a specialist shape. The Mercury is worth considering when those different uses genuinely belong in your season, rather than appearing only on a wish list.
Who it suits: confident intermediates through to experienced riders
The Mercury suits a confident intermediate with established fundamentals: someone who controls speed and direction, links turns on both edges and is beginning to distinguish a carved turn from a skidded one. A balanced stance matters more than an impressive number of seasons. You need enough control to move with the board rather than regularly falling behind it, even when riding at a moderate pace.
For that rider, a construction focused on grip and pop offers room to progress. As turn initiation becomes more accurate, the board needs to hold the pressure through the arc. As ollie timing improves, there needs to be a tail you can load deliberately. These are useful qualities for someone developing beyond basic piste riding without wanting to commit exclusively to either freeride or freestyle.
It is not a first snowboard for an absolute beginner, nor the natural choice for an uncertain intermediate who still struggles to manage speed and stance. Riders focused on easy presses, jibbing and a very soft feel have different priorities too. Dedicated deep-powder riding, extreme carving and symmetrical freestyle each favour more specialised designs. The Mercury sits where varied terrain meets an active riding style.
For an advanced rider, its appeal is as an everyday all-mountain snowboard. Stronger turns, jumps and fresh-snow opportunities can share the same outing without abandoning a directional setup. That is particularly relevant if you prefer deciding what to ride once you reach the mountain, responding to snow, visibility and the people you are riding with rather than organising every day around one discipline.
An experienced rider may value the same freedom for different reasons. A daily board needs to accommodate changes of turn radius, a quick move towards a roller, an unexpected take-off or an uneven traverse. Here, the attraction is how those movements fit together within a run, rather than developing each one separately. The Mercury's directional character suits that approach, especially when most of the descent happens in your normal riding direction.
The common thread is deliberate movement, not constant speed. An intermediate might be working on completing turns consistently; an advanced rider might be adding height to jumps; an expert might combine both within a flowing line. Knowing when to load the board, when to release it and when to ease the pace makes more difference than simply riding faster.
When browsing the CAPiTA snowboard range, think about ordinary days as well as memorable powder mornings. How much time do you spend on piste? How often do you jump? How regularly do you leave groomed snow? The Mercury is most convincing when those possibilities genuinely overlap, even if the balance shifts as the season develops.
Profile and construction: what shapes the Mercury's character
Shape and profile determine how the Mercury engages with the snow. Its core, fibres and reinforcements become increasingly relevant as you load turns and take-offs, while the base affects how readily it carries speed. Separating those roles makes the technical details easier to understand: geometry establishes the riding direction, construction supports your movements and the running surface helps keep the line flowing.
Directional shape, Resort V2 and Flat Kick
The Mercury uses a directional shape with a 0.5-inch setback, equivalent to 12.7 millimetres. Setback describes the rearward position of the reference binding stance. Here, it reinforces the board's preference for riding forwards and contributes to its freeride orientation. Switch still has a place in tricks and transitions, but the overall layout is not built around treating both directions identically.
That suits many riders who combine turns, natural jumps and occasional rotations. Most of the descent takes place in their normal stance, with switch appearing after a landing or between manoeuvres. If you spend an equal amount of time riding each way, however, the symmetry of a twin becomes a more significant buying consideration. The distinction is about how you use the mountain, not whether directional boards can be ridden switch.
Resort V2 Directional combines a raised camber zone running through the inserts with elevated contact points. Camber provides a platform to work against in turns, while the lifted extremities help with powder and landings. This keeps precision through the central part of the board while allowing more clearance towards the nose and tail.
For a rider progressing towards cleaner carving, the central camber is especially relevant. As you tip the board onto an edge and progressively add pressure, it is intended to maintain engagement through the turn, including on variable terrain. The profile therefore retains a meaningful camber component rather than prioritising a loose feel. Choosing a line and following it through to the edge change remains central to its character.
The elevated contact points serve a different purpose. In powder, they contribute to float; on landing, they tend to make the extremities less prone to engaging abruptly with the snow. That is useful when the landing surface is not perfectly even. The combination explains why the Mercury can retain a precise middle section while giving the nose and tail more clearance than a traditional full-camber profile.
Flat Kick Tech completes the profile with tip and tail arcs designed for quicker, more aggressive transitions. Its role concerns the shape of the ends and how they interact with changes in terrain. Alongside Resort V2, it fits a dynamic approach: preparing a take-off, moving over a roller and reconnecting with the snow as part of one continuous line.
Sidecut and flex: reading the turn
The sidecut is called New Age Progressive Death Grip. Sidecut contributes to the path a snowboard follows when tilted onto its edge, working alongside the profile and construction rather than independently. On the Mercury, those elements point towards making deliberate use of the edge: building pressure through the arc, maintaining a balanced position and releasing smoothly into the next turn.
Taken together, the all-mountain/freeride positioning, camber and reinforcements suggest a flex character focused on precision and responsiveness. The priority is a structure you can load in a turn and use for an ollie, rather than immediate ease in presses. For the rider, that means looking for a firm platform under pressure and a lively tail, rather than choosing primarily for how easily the board bends at low speed.
There is also a useful distinction between bending the board along its length and twisting it from edge to edge. How readily the nose bends in a press does not, by itself, describe its turning behaviour. Rider weight, board length and the rest of the setup influence how demanding a construction feels, particularly at low speed when your movements need to be well coordinated.
Hover Core and CarbonFlax: pop with damping
The Hover Core is the Mercury's lightweight, durable core, which CAPiTA also describes in terms of its damping properties. For a snowboard intended to cover different conditions, that balance matters. The core contributes to reducing disturbance from small irregularities while retaining liveliness, a useful combination both through turns and when approaching a jump across snow that is less than perfectly smooth.
CarbonFlax Amplifiers combine carbon and flax. Carbon is used to add responsiveness, while flax contributes to low weight and damping. In riding terms, the aim is pop when you load an ollie and less vibration interfering with edge control on uneven snow. Those qualities address different moments in a descent, helping combine a lively take-off with composure through the approach.
Consider the approach to a side hit. Tracked snow may interrupt the run-in, but the take-off still calls for a tail that reacts when loaded. The core and reinforcements are relevant to both parts of that sequence. This makes their combination particularly appropriate for freestyle that happens throughout the mountain, where reaching the jump cleanly matters as much as the take-off itself.
HolySheet Tri/Bi and Magic Bean: structure around the core
HolySheet Tri/Bi combines triaxial and biaxial fibreglass, with fibres arranged in different directions. These layers contribute to strength and responsiveness as the board bends and moves onto an edge. CAPiTA uses the configuration to create a strong structure while keeping weight down, a balance that matters both when driving through turns and when moving the board in the air.
This becomes relevant as demands increase. A more heavily loaded carve or a landing needs a board that resists folding under pressure; a rotation benefits from keeping weight under control. The fibreglass works with the core and reinforcements to meet those different requirements. For someone who brings freestyle into all-mountain riding, the appeal is solidity without shaping the entire board around straight-line speed.
Magic Bean Resin bonds the components of the laminate, joining the core and fibreglass layers into the structure that flexes through turns and jumps. It works alongside HolySheet in the construction around the core, where those layers need to function together as the rider loads the board. For someone stepping up their carving or jumping, this part of the build provides the foundation beneath the more immediately noticeable profile and shape.
Hyperdrive base and PLT topsheet
Hyperdrive is a sintered base with a proprietary formulation developed for glide. On an all-mountain snowboard, that is useful through connecting sections, on jump approaches and wherever preserving momentum keeps a run flowing. Crossing a flat stretch or reaching a take-off without unnecessary speed loss makes base performance relevant at ordinary riding speeds, not just during fast descents.
A sintered base benefits from regular care. Waxing and cleaning help maintain its performance as you move between cold snow, abrasive surfaces and spring conditions. Our guide to snowboard waxing and edge maintenance explains this in more detail. Preparing the base for the day's snow helps make use of the Hyperdrive's glide, especially on routes with flatter links.
PLT Topsheet Technology concerns applying the topsheet to the already pressed board. CAPiTA uses it to achieve a lightweight, smooth, glossy finish while avoiding toxic solvents and lacquers during that finishing stage. The focus here is the upper surface: how it is applied, the finish it creates and its contribution to keeping weight down. It rounds out a construction whose attention to weight extends from the core and fibreglass to the outer layer.
Groomers, powder and jumps: putting the design in context
The Mercury's construction becomes easier to understand through specific demands. A firm piste calls for edge precision, a powder line needs float and a jump needs a manageable take-off followed by control on landing. One snowboard can cover those situations, but the rider still changes stance, line and the intensity of each movement to suit the surface.
On piste and carving: holding a clean edge
Central camber and the reinforced construction point towards committed, controlled turns. On a groomed run, that makes the Mercury relevant to riders who want to hold an arc rather than repeatedly skid to adjust their direction. The aim is continuity: setting the edge, allowing the board to follow the chosen line and finishing the turn in a position that leaves you ready for the next one.
Turn initiation is particularly important here. A centred stance and progressive engagement allow you to work with the camber; a sudden movement or heavily rearward position makes the line harder to maintain. This gives the Mercury a clear role for riders refining the beginning, middle and exit of their turns. An open piste provides room to explore those phases without equating progress with speed alone.
For carving, the board remains an all-mountain option. It provides a basis for clean turns without dedicating its entire geometry to that single use. That matters if you enjoy riding on edge but also want to jump and seek powder. A rider whose whole day revolves around extreme angles and very specific carved trajectories has a narrower set of requirements.
On hardpack and ice, control also depends on edge condition, technique and choosing an appropriate speed. The construction needs to be considered alongside those factors, especially when a smooth-looking surface offers less grip than expected.
Once the piste becomes tracked, line choice matters more than maintaining an uninterrupted, evenly shaped arc. The combination of damping and central camber suits turns that need to change with the surface, rather than repeat the same shape regardless of what lies ahead. Picking a route between piles and adjusting pressure lets you make those changes without treating every patch of disturbed snow as a separate obstacle.
Spring snow brings another requirement: maintaining glide as the surface becomes wetter and less uniform. A properly prepared Hyperdrive base is useful through flatter sections. In soft piles and hollows, a mobile stance becomes more important, allowing the board to move beneath you rather than trying to force the same turn shape through every change in the surface.
Powder and freeride: float within an all-mountain shape
In fresh snow, setback and elevated contact points contribute to the Mercury's freeride orientation. The practical attraction is the transition between surfaces: leaving a groomed run for powder, then returning to firmer snow without changing boards. Its directional layout and hybrid profile bring float into a shape that still gives camber an important role when the next section calls for a more precise edge.
The Mercury is particularly relevant when a freeride run includes fresh-snow turns, a return to the piste and small natural take-offs. It retains a connection to freestyle and camber precision as the descent changes character. A powder turn can therefore be part of a broader sequence, followed by a roller and a section of firmer snow where edge control takes priority again.
The compromise becomes clearer when the snow is very deep and flotation dominates every buying decision. The Mercury keeps a mixed-terrain brief, whereas a dedicated powder board concentrates more of its geometry on that condition. As a freeride snowboard, its strongest argument is varied use rather than replacing a specialist powder shape without any difference in priorities.
Off-piste riding also requires avalanche-risk assessment, appropriate training and rescue equipment, including when the terrain is close to the lifts.
Kickers, side hits and park laps
Camber and responsive reinforcements make the Mercury relevant to freestyle built around ollies, jumps and natural terrain. A rider who can load the board deliberately has a construction intended to give energy at take-off. On side hits, that means treating the jump as part of the descent: coming out of turns, using the lip and carrying the landing into the next section.
On kickers, the useful combination is a central platform you can load and raised contact points that help the ends reconnect with the snow on landing. That places the emphasis on a clean approach, a deliberate take-off and carrying speed away from the landing. It is a jump-oriented interpretation of freestyle, with more emphasis on timing and pop than on holding low-speed presses.
In the park, that points towards jump lines and mixed sessions. Switch remains available for rotations and connecting manoeuvres, but the directional preference still matters. An occasional switch landing asks something different from a whole line ridden equally in both directions. Thinking about what happens after the trick, as well as the trick itself, helps establish whether this shape matches your sessions.
A board for the season: progression and a balanced setup
Choosing one snowboard means looking beyond a single good day. The Mercury's all-mountain balance becomes useful over a season, as familiar runs offer different opportunities and your priorities develop. An advanced rider might use it as a regular companion across changing conditions; a confident intermediate might choose it to keep working on turns and jumps without narrowing the whole season to either discipline.
Progression here is about connecting skills that may already work separately. A familiar piste can become a place to carry a cleaner turn into the approach to a small jump, rather than treating carving and freestyle as unrelated sessions. The Mercury's combination of edge control and pop suits that connection. Staying balanced over uneven terrain then becomes part of the same sequence, not simply something to manage between the enjoyable sections.
For an intermediate, consistency is the useful marker: repeating a chosen line, approaching a jump without rushing and recovering balance after a rough section. A more experienced rider may focus on cleaner edge changes and smoother links between features. In both cases, improvement means making movements intentional and repeatable, rather than measuring every successful day by higher speeds or bigger jumps.
At Pleasures Milano, the Mercury is available in 157, 159, 161 and wide sizes 156W, 158W and 160W. Pair it with supportive snowboard boots with a precise fit and snowboard bindings suited to responsive riding, choosing board size and equipment compatibility around your weight, boots and riding style.
CAPiTA Mercury 2027: frequently asked questions
Does the CAPiTA Mercury work as a one-board all-mountain setup?
Yes, particularly if your days combine groomers, powder and jumps rather than one discipline. Its construction suits an active rider who values precision and pop. As an everyday board, it makes most sense when that terrain mix reflects your normal riding rather than an occasional ambition.
Is the Mercury suitable for an intermediate rider?
It suits a confident intermediate who controls both edges and wants to develop carving and jumping. Solid fundamentals matter more than the number of seasons ridden. If managing speed and maintaining a balanced stance are still difficult, a more forgiving snowboard will generally be a better match.
How does it suit carving and hardpack?
Camber through the inserts and the reinforced construction favour precise turns within an all-mountain design. On hard snow, maintained edges and progressive pressure remain important. It suits riders developing cleaner carves alongside other riding, rather than choosing a board exclusively for specialised carving.
Is the Mercury good for powder and freeride?
Its directional shape, setback and elevated contact points support mixed-terrain freeriding. It makes sense when powder turns share the day with groomers and natural jumps. If deep snow becomes the main purpose of the board, a dedicated powder geometry places greater emphasis on flotation.
Can you ride jumps, side hits and park on it?
Yes, especially when freestyle means ollies, kickers and natural take-offs. Camber and reinforcements favour pop and support through take-off and landing, while the lifted contact points help the extremities meet the snow. The shape remains directional, so jib-focused sessions and riding equally in both directions involve different priorities.
What kind of flex and response should you expect?
The profile and construction suggest a board to load deliberately, with more emphasis on edge control and pop than easy presses. Hover Core and CarbonFlax also contribute damping. How demanding it feels depends on rider weight, board size, setup and technique as well as construction.
Choosing your Mercury with Pleasures Milano
The Mercury belongs where piste, park and powder are parts of the same snowboarding day. Its appeal is the ability to follow that variety while keeping committed turns and jumping central to the experience. For a rider who sees the mountain as a succession of possible lines, the choice is specific even when the day's programme stays open: a directional all-mountain board with room for freestyle.
At Pleasures Milano, snowboard and skateboard culture has shaped our product selection since 1999. That background means recognising that riders of the same level can want very different things. One may prioritise the precision of each turn; another brings a freestyle approach to every roller and change in pitch. Both may find a reason to choose the Mercury, but that reason should begin with the riding they actually enjoy.
In our physical store in Milan, the conversation starts with how you ride, the equipment you already use and what you want to develop next. Advice becomes useful when those details lead to a clear choice, from the board to the rest of the setup. Understanding your regular days helps us focus on the characteristics you will use throughout the season.
Within our snowboard selection, the CAPiTA Mercury 2027 sits as an all-mountain/freeride option for purposeful turns, jumps and changing terrain. Explore the Mercury or speak to us at the Milan store: we can help you choose the size and equipment pairing that fit your way of riding.
