Halo vs. Alpha1

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Im 6'3 and 200 lbs i want a ski to replace my ar6 i will ski 90% park and 10% groomers. I want it to go fast i ski the east coast and mid west park. I like the reverse camber on both of them. The biggest jumps i would hit are around 50ft and i hits a lot of rails.

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Biggest difference maker here is the speed. Alpha 1 will definitely be the faster ski, since it has the race base. Both, as you probably know, slay rails, and Alpha 1 will do better on jumps, although if you're staying around 50ft you would probably be fine with Halos, not possitive though on sketchy landings. Other than that your pretty big so you might prefer the stiffer Alpha 1s, don't think it will make that much of a difference though.

If you can, demo, but I would say definitely Alpha 1's.
 
^ definatly try them. Your a bigger guy so going to a ski with early rise will mean you lose alot of effective edge compared to your old full camber skis. If you ski fast and carve hard I would not think you will really like either better then say as AR7, but try them and then you will know for sure.
 
This is true to some extent. The sintered race base will be very fast when it's waxed regularly but when the base isn't maintained properly, it will be slower then an extruded base. So if you're the type of skier that doesn't want to deal with all the maintenance, I recommend the halo over the alpha 1.
 
This is true, the Alpha 1s are going to need waxing every few days. But if you really want speed its worth the maintenance.
 
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