Category: RVL8

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 thought the Revolts were the perfect skiboard, until I rode these. They always say that the original is the best, and I think the first ALP made by RVL8 is the best skiboard I’ve ever ridden. It has the most pop and is the softest board I have ever ridden on. They were awesome on groomers, powder, and in the park. Plus its RVL8 so you know the quality is A++. I recommend these boards to everyone.

Rider – Ty Bereskie – Expert Skiboarder

Graphic is awesome. It rides great as well! I’ve ridden them on on parks and grooms.

There was nothing that I could possibly complain about. It carves great and very stable in the park as well. And people will look at you when you show the bright yellow base. Awesome! haha

Rider – Jeaho Park – Intermediate Skiboarder

Hey guys. I haven’t had a whole lot of time with the ALPs, but there are some unmistakable characteristics of both the hard and soft ALPs that I love so much I feel I can talk about them.

Concerning bumps, uneven terrain, and moguls: The ALPs are great because you can choose to flow with terrain, using your knees and shifting your balance to ride whales, moguls, and drift through the trees. When you don’t feel like working with the terrain, just go over it! The boards are long enough and flex enough that you can keep your knees loose and absorb the impact of choppy lines without wobbling all over the place or getting thrown. Your speed also is maintained and increases while doing this as well.

Crud: I don’t think the ALPs are so great at cutting through crud, but they get the job done. This is coming from a guy who used Woodies, which cut right through like nothing at all. Honestly, more experience is needed to make an unbiased call on this one.

Powder: The only powder I’ve gotten to ride through is New England early season powder, and I was dodging trees, so I can’t really talk too much about that. I did hit a line at Bolton through the trees, and there were a few drops (about 5 feet) which the boards landed no issue at all. That was something somewhat new for me, though. Definitely had more float than my 99s, which I actually thought handled powder pretty well themselves.

Speed: Properly tuned, your ALPs are fast. Not gonna be breaking any records, but on steeper runs you’ll be passing people.

Bottom line: ALPs are great all-mountain skiboards, which I think perform best on dynamic terrain (steep, curving, choppy).

Rider – Brian – Expert Skiboarder

Well I finally rode the 110cm Alp’s! Specifically the ’07 Soft Model. I am 5’4″ and was very much use to your sub 100cm Skiboard and loved the ’08 BWP’s(still love them) BUT… my new favorite board is in deed the Fabulous Alp! Heck no there is no issues going from sub 100cm to 110cm, side by the BWP & Alp are very similar and length is hard to really telling looking at them. The difference is in the riiiiiide! Oh yes, the smoothness and stability is back for me and the higher speeds!

The ’07 Soft Alp even went through the mushy soft stuff better than I expected… but not enough to ride the mush all day. No powder to try these in, so had to put no opinion and I didn’t hit up any park stuff so, no opinion on that either. Groomer runs were perfect, bumpy crud was perfect. Ice, I had a little bit of ice first thing in the morning and the fabulous Alp held just fine for me, I feel I can push these boards and myself next season for sure! As much as I love the sub 100cm Skiboard, this 110am Alp met my needs more. I am very happy for the investment. I was also using the Spruce Pro Prime Risers.

Rider – Shredfest Shelley Pinkkid Bright – Intermediate Skiboarder