I love my alpha and it's why Im thus far sticking with my cat when a factory turbo Doo is extremely appealing lol.
It took many rides to get used to the alpha. Feet position makes a large impact relative to the twin rails.
Next up is your rider input, it's actually a lot less than a twin. Most people over ride the alpha, I sure did! That's why it takes many rides to hone into it.
I love how it just rolls over and everything is so much easier.
Ive owned this thing since 2019 and I ride well off into spring like may. When snow is setup you can't side hill fast as it falls off the line but they all do that. If the snow is crusty/hard/icy the alpha don't bite as good as a twin for sure however odds are you shouldn't be doing what you may of thought you could on a twin, by that I mean I've hurt my self on that icy stuff even on a twin when it slips out and throws you in a tree.
Even late spring it's a fun sled to ride but snows very dense and setup still more effort to side hill but I can't say I have wash out issues either, it's been similar to a twin rail for me when I've followed guys or Had others follow me.
My long short, if you only ride 5 times a season, you may not be able to "hone" in on the alpha so a twins easier. But if you can get out and ride every weekend, you'll get used to it and probably won't look back.
I believe the single rail is the next thing for all the brands in the mountains.