Casper Snow Max vs Snow: Which Mattress Is Better?

Tested using Methodology v1.2

Updated Aug 19, 2026 07:47 PM

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Mattress Type Hybrid

Bed-In-A-Box Yes

Upper Comfort Foam @ LumbarMemory Foam

Firmness Level Medium (46 Pa/mm)

Mattress Type Hybrid

Bed-In-A-Box Yes

Upper Comfort Foam @ LumbarMemory Foam

Firmness Level Medium (47 Pa/mm)

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Casper Snow Max

Casper Snow

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Variants

Snow Max (California King)
Snow Max (Full)

Snow (California King)
Snow (Full)

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California King

Snow Max

California King

Snow

Full

Snow Max

Full

Snow

King

Snow Max

King

Snow

Queen

Snow Max

Queen

Snow

Split King

Snow Max

Split King

Snow

Twin XL

Snow Max

Twin XL

Snow

Main Differences for

Side Sleeping

Threshold

0.10

Side Sleeping

0.0

8.3

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Side Sleeping

0.0

8.3

Back Sleeping

0.0

8.5

Stomach Sleeping

0.0

8.6

Longevity

0.0

5.3

Pressure Relief

0.0

8.3

Support

0.0

8.6

Cooling

0.0

8.9

Motion Dissipation

0.0

8.5

Responsiveness

0.0

5.0

Design

Style

Style Picture

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Mattress Type

Locked

Hybrid

Bed-In-A-Box

Locked

Yes

Quilted Top Layer

Locked

Grab Handles

Locked

Thickness

Lock cm (Lock")

30.5 cm (12.0")

Performance

Firmness

Head/Feet Firmness

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Lumbar Firmness

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Preview Graph

Firmness Video

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Normalized Stiffness @ Head/Feet

Lock Pa/mm

56 Pa/mm

Normalized Stiffness @ Lumbar

Lock Pa/mm

47 Pa/mm

Firmness Level

Locked

Medium (47 Pa/mm)

Body Conformity

N/A

8.4

Shoulder Indentation vs. Body Weight

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Casper Snow Shoulder Indentation vs. Body Weight

Body Conformity Picture 1

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Body Conformity Picture 2

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Indent @ 50 kg (110 lb)

Lock mm (Lock")

62 mm (2.5")

Indent @ 80 kg (176 lb)

Lock mm (Lock")

80 mm (3.2")

Indent @ 110 kg (242 lb)

Lock mm (Lock")

96 mm (3.8")

Support

N/A

8.6

Pelvis Indentation vs. Body Weight

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Casper Snow Pelvis Indentation vs. Body Weight

Indent Difference @ 50 kg (110 lb)

Lock mm (Lock")

0 mm (0.0")

Indent Difference @ 80 kg (176 lb)

Lock mm (Lock")

7 mm (0.3")

Indent Difference @ 110 kg (242 lb)

Lock mm (Lock")

13 mm (0.5")

Bounciness

N/A

7.1

Bounciness Video

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Maximum Rebound Height

Lock cm (Lock")

13.0 cm (5.1")

Comfort Layers Envelopment

N/A

7.7

Sinking & Contouring Picture

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Casper Snow Sinking & Contouring Picture

Sinking Depth

Lock cm (Lock")

5.6 cm (2.2")

Diameter Of Distortion

Lock cm (Lock")

28.3 cm (11.1")

Responsiveness

N/A

4.5

Responsiveness Video

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Response Time

Lock s

3.1 s

Motion Isolation

N/A

8.5

Motion Isolation Video

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Head/Feet Motion Isolation

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Preview Graph

Lumbar Motion Isolation

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Preview Graph

Peak Acceleration @ Head/Feet

Lock g

0.56 g

Dissipation Time @ Head/Feet

Lock s

0.33 s

Peak Acceleration @ Lumbar

Lock g

2.91 g

Dissipation Time @ Lumbar

Lock s

0.32 s

Edge Support

N/A

6.0

Naturalistic Loading Pad Video

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Naturalistic Loading Pad

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Preview Graph

Small Platen

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Naturalistic Loading Pad Indentation

Lock mm

149 mm

Small Platen Indentation @ 0 mm From Edge

Lock mm

194 mm

Small Platen Indentation @ 150 mm From Edge

Lock mm

148 mm

Increased Indentation @ Mattress Edge

Lock mm

46 mm

Cooling

N/A

8.9

Cooling Graph

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Energy Transferred Over 1st Hour

Lock kJ

71 kJ

Energy Transferred Over 8 Hours

Lock kJ

198 kJ

Components

Cover

Cover Picture

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Sleeping Surface Material

Locked

Polyester, Polyethylene, Spandex

Removable

Locked

Machine Washable

Locked

Edge Construction

Edge Support Picture

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Edge Component

Locked

Polyfoam

Foam Layer Material

Foam Layer Material Picture

SAMPLE

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Quilted Top Fill

N/A

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet

Locked

Memory Foam

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar

Locked

Memory Foam

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet

Locked

Memory Foam

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar

Locked

Memory Foam

Transition Foam

Locked

N/A

Support Foam

N/A

Foam Layer Mass Density

N/A

5.3

Quilted Top Fill

N/A

Quilted Top Fill Foam Density vs. Reference

N/A

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet

Lock kg/m³ (Lock lb/cu.ft.)

40 kg/m³ (2.5 lb/cu.ft.)

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet Density vs. Reference

Lock

0.6

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar

Lock kg/m³ (Lock lb/cu.ft.)

40 kg/m³ (2.5 lb/cu.ft.)

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar Density vs. Reference

Lock

0.6

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet

Lock kg/m³ (Lock lb/cu.ft.)

38 kg/m³ (2.4 lb/cu.ft.)

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet Density vs. Reference

Lock

0.6

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar

Lock kg/m³ (Lock lb/cu.ft.)

41 kg/m³ (2.6 lb/cu.ft.)

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar Density vs. Reference

Lock

0.6

Transition Foam

Lock kg/m³ (Lock lb/cu.ft.)

N/A

Transition Foam Density vs. Reference

Lock

N/A

Support Foam

N/A

Support Foam Density vs Reference

N/A

Foam Layer Thickness

Foam Layer Thickness Picture

SAMPLE

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Casper Snow Foam Layer Thickness Picture

Quilted Top

N/A

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet

Lock cm (Lock")

2.7 cm (1.1")

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar

Lock cm (Lock")

2.7 cm (1.1")

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet

Lock cm (Lock")

5.0 cm (2.0")

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar

Lock cm (Lock")

5.0 cm (2.0")

Transition Foam

Lock cm (Lock")

N/A

Support Foam

N/A

Spring Layer Dimensions

Spring Layer Height Picture

SAMPLE

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Spring Layer Density Picture

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Casper Snow Spring Layer Density Picture

Comfort Layer Height

N/A

Comfort Layer Coil Density

N/A

Comfort Layer Coil Gauge

N/A

Support Layer Height

Lock cm (Lock")

16.8 cm (6.6")

Support Layer Coil Density

277 coils/m² (26 coils/ft²)

Support Layer Coil Gauge @ Head/Feet

Lock gauge

14 gauge

Support Layer Coil Gauge @ Lumbar

Lock gauge

14 gauge

Foam Layer Firmness

Comfort Layer IPD

SAMPLE

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Preview Graph

Transition & Support Layer IPD

SAMPLE

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Casper Snow Transition & Support Layer IPD

Quilted Top Fill 25% IPD

N/A

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet 25% IPD

1.0 kPa

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar 25% IPD

1.0 kPa

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet 25% IPD

1.0 kPa

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar 25% IPD

1.9 kPa

Transition Foam 25% IPD

N/A

Support Foam 25% IPD

N/A

Spring Layer Firmness

Comfort Layer Firmness

SAMPLE

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Support Layer Firmness

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Preview Graph

Spring Layer Firmness

SAMPLE

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Normalized Comfort Layer Stiffness @ Head/Feet

N/A

Normalized Comfort Layer Stiffness @ Lumbar

N/A

Normalized Support Layer Stiffness @ Head/Feet

97 Pa/mm

Normalized Support Layer Stiffness @ Lumbar

93 Pa/mm

Foam Layer Resilience

Foam Layer Resilience Video

SAMPLE

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Quilted Top Fill

N/A

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet

Lock%

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar

Lock%

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet

Lock%

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar

Lock%

Transition Foam

Lock%

N/A

Support Foam

N/A

Spring Layer Bounciness

Comfort Spring Layer Bounciness Video

SAMPLE

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Support Spring Layer Bounciness Video

SAMPLE

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Comfort Spring Layer Maximum Rebound Height

N/A

Support Spring Layer Maximum Rebound Height

37.5 cm (14.8")

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California King

Snow Max

California King

Snow

Full

Snow Max

Full

Snow

King

Snow Max

King

Snow

Queen

Snow Max

Queen

Snow

Split King

Snow Max

Split King

Snow

Twin XL

Snow Max

Twin XL

Snow