ALP/DLP 110cm

Rider Reviews

Sunday ski trip with the university Ski & Snowboard club to Owl’s Head. Usually a powdery hill almost 2 hours into the townships from Montreal. Small resort, but offers some nice steeps and interesting runs and terrain, but unfortunately lacks any real snow park.

Time to test out for the first time a newly acquired, (but not newly conditioned) pair of Adam Lynam signature Revel8 skiboards. Bus ride and RedBulls later, I found myself at the hill, with no real freshies in sight and hard base everywhere.

Skating around flats is a little harder for shorter folks like myself on these, but not enough to complain. In east coast glades, they are definitely more to handle length wise in tight trees. The larger turning radius forces you to pick your lines wider, or scrape the tails out for tight turns. I wasn’t able to try them out in anything deeper then half a foot of untouched snow, but my impression was that these things wouldn’t even require a setback to handle deep snow.

Off to what little of a park Owl’s Head could offer, two rusted 15 footer boxes, a tall and short flat rail and a miserable 10 footer jump. The extra length poses no danger to messing around on jibs, but shorter legged riders might find it harder get creative with slides, presses and butters especially if they are used to riding shorter twigs. With the pretty large turning radius and extra length, landings are like bolts with low chance of ballerina effects.

Now to the steeps and groomers. The diamonds where calling so I had to obey, I gladly responded by bombing down the “Kamikaze”. Even with patches of ice littering the runs like unmarked hazards, the edges of these sticks held up great on almost anything presented. The speed with which I could lay down huge carves and not have any edge chatter was thanks in part to the larger turning radius of these sticks. To me this is where these planks are the most impressive, I don’t even think I was able to push these to their limits.

If you like to bomb steeps, carve fast, fancy big airs or also ride longer sticks like the man himself, you owe it to yourself to get these strapped to your feet. Open up, bomb & enjoy!

The Revel8 ALPs are the first venture for Revel8 into the 110cm length skiboard. Previously, Revel8 came out with 105cm Revolts, so how are they?

First, unlike the Summit Customs in the same length, the ALPs have broader tips and tails, giving them more surface area. Also, they have more flex than the Customs. This added flex is perfect for park riders as they are more forgiving, especially on jumps. For those riders who want this flex to be more forgiving on their knees, but want the added length for more speed and stability, you can't go wrong here. These are also lighter than the Customs, so for those who do park, they would be easier to jump with, whether they be going onto rails/boxes or doing a jump.

As far as on the mountain in general, they perform very well, able to hit groomers and powder without any problems. On ice, I would make sure these skiboards are sharpened as the added flex may get them to slip on gripping when making a carve, but once properly tuned, they do what they are suppose to do.

Nice smooth board, with a relaxed ride quality. It has less edge hold then the Summit 110 Woodie on ice. It is a much lighter board, it is nice and stiff in the middle and flexier toward the tip and tail. They are very easy to get on edge and carve, also very stable on edge. I'd say the Adam Lynam Pro's are smooth and comfortable with Less effort to engage the edge than the Woodies.

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!

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 Revel8 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 Revel8 so you know the quality is A++. I recommend these boards to everyone.

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

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).

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.