It took me some time to get used to my alpha, I kept flipping it upside down from putting in "normal" effort like required on other sleds, I can now hop onto a doo or pro rmk and ride it as if I never left. But hopping on the alpha was different, For me it was learning to input less effort for sure. and you don't need to counter steer no longer. Last weekend I let my buddy who rides a doo try my alpha, in a meadow with some decently fresh now he flopped the sled over twice because your used to putting in so much effort when it takes half the effort many times.... when these respond well from even just weight change between feet.
I'm far from great like many are, but ridden my whole life. I haven't come off some stock sleds prior to this, But so far I'm loving the confidence and line holding this sled will do, The fact of how easy it is to get over, hold over, and recover if bumped back over really puts trust in what im doing and where I'm going. I'm loving tree riding that much more now,no longer is it a struggle and tiring which is making me a better rider.
Spring riding, I picked my alpha up last late march, it was hard spring snow, and yeah she drifted around and slid around, I can understand how the twin rail will "bite" in. But that said I still went and got around just like everybody else, When the snow's like that your not the only one struggling regardless, snows hard as a rock lol....
guilty! LOL.
