So I took my ALP’s out for the first time yesterday at Sugar Mtn in North Carolina. They were great! I have only been on Head 94cm blades before and the ALP’s were so much better! I opted to get the Bomber Elite bindings and I love those too. As soon as I got there I had to adjust the bindings to fit my boots (I still had to rent boots because mine are being shipped). I got them locked in and the process was a lot easier than I imagined it. You literally just lock in and go. No chasing boards or worrying about them coming off, they lock on tight. I hate waiting on all of my snowboarding friends to strap up when we get to the top of the mountain. With these you can just take off.
The first run was a little different but it wasn’t bad. The ALP’s carve on a dime and I wasn’t used to as much speed as they get. These things fly! I don’t know how many times I had to stop and wait on my snowboarding friends to catch up. I don’t know if it’s my style or what but for some reason I couldn’t get them to slow down much at all.
I went down 2 black slopes and those are still a little shaky for me. Again, my speed gets going too quickly and I have to stop myself. I was watching other people and it didn’t seem like anybody was going as fast as I was. I am a huge guy on ski’s though. My height and weight might have something to do with it. I’m 6’2, 270lbs….could that be why I was catching so much speed?
All in all I love my ALP’s and I love the Bomber bindings too! I would suggest them to anyone!
Rider – MFMajor22 – Beginner Skiboarder
I’m also coming off Head 94cm. I want to buy new boards but haven’t pulled the trigger yet, not sure what I want, thinking DLPs or Summit Customs. Chasing my son through the woods is getting harder because of the speed he goes now and the tips on the Heads are so low they catch all the time (see attached vid). I was curious about a few things 1.) How are they crud? Do they push through it? 2.) How are they in powder? We live in UT. and the Heads aren’t cutting in powder and through the trees. 3.) Compared to the Heads how wide are they? I like to ski with my legs together and sometimes the boards rub or ride on top of each other. Any feedback would be appreciated. thanks.
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Thanks for the questions Kurt. I can tell you from experience that the Head’s are a lot narrower than either the DLP’s or the Summit Customs. Heads are more ski shaped and don’t promote the width that these two boards do. The surface area alone of DLP’s and Customs is a lot greater than that of your Heads which will allow you to float on top of the powder much easier. They both will cut through the crud just fine with little to no issues.
The choice is yours, so read some more reviews, but I think you are going to have a much greater experience with either the DLP or Custom’s.
Thanks for checking out the site, and great to see you out there with your son, great stuff!
-Andrew