new park tool

By Dylan Ranked #208 - Alpine Park and Pipe Skis January 20, 2010

The Alpha 2 is a really fun park and all mountain charger. I was looking for a park ski with either reverse camber (full length) or early rise tip and tail. There aren't many out but it came down to the Alpha 2 and Moment's Rocker. I chose this over the Rocker because the Alpha 2 has traditional camber underfoot which helps a lot for stability when you are carrying speed into a jump or charging a groomer. What separates this ski from others I have skied is that it is REALLY light and spins like nobodies business. You can definitely notice the "Elf Shoe Technology" (early rise tip and tail) helping out when buttering out of a landing or when in soft snow/chop/powder (the tips don't snag or sink).

My one gripe about the ski is that it has a smaller turning radius than I would prefer. I have the 182cm length and when I am pointing the skis straight at high speeds they wiggle a bit and if I put them on edge they want to pull you into sharp turns. I fixed this a bit by detuning the edges a fair amount.

The ski skis short and is super light so get bigger skis than you would normally. I came from 172cm head park skis to the Alpha 2s at 182cm and they feel easier to rotate with even though they are longer.

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