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Your cart is empty.The Cressi Alpha Ultra Dry snorkel allows divers to take every breath with confidence and focus on the reef-below, not on worrying about water in their air way. A generous bore contoured tube provides ample airflow and a lower purge valve enables instant clearing if needed. The Alpha Ultra Dry has the latest dry-top snorkel technology that auto close the tube when submerged for not allow water entry when you go underwater. Once you ascend back to the surface, you can resume breathing without having to make the effort to expel water. The corrugated flexible tube reduces jaw fatigue and the flexible tube allows the mouthpiece to drop away when not in use, making this one great snorkel for scuba divers. The high quality removable and replaceable silicone mouthpiece is comfortable and durable. The mouthpiece is also angled further reduces jaw fatigue. The Alpha Ultra Dry streamlined design reduces drag while snorkeling, and the adjustable clip for securing the snorkel to your mask has its own streamlined shape to further reduces drag in the water. The product is made in 100% high quality silicone, a better material and longer lasting than plastic PVC. The Alpha Ultra Dry is designed and manufactured in Italy by Cressi, a brand pioneer in scuba, snorkeling, and swimming equipment since 1946. The product is covered by a 2-year limited warranty.
Jessica Johnston
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2025
No water in my mouth so I’m happy!
Puzzulan
Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2024
Love it works great
cubita
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2024
Good quality.fit perfect.nice color Ease of use.good price loved
Trevor
Reviewed in Australia on February 4, 2024
I purchased this late last year for my wife.The first time used this weekend and the valve in the mouth piece doesn't work. It leaks.It quickly fills up with water. My wife couldn't use it. It is worse than if you didn't have the purge valve.I have tried to get a replacement valve but Amazon of course is giving me the runaround saying its no longer under a warranty.Dont buy one!
Joanna Benjamin
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2024
Very easy to use, clips on quick, easy to store.
Phil
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 18, 2020
Had a number of snorkels (as a sub aqua diver & snorkeler) this one so far is the best
999
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 23, 2019
Excellent snorkel. Works exactly as it should. It's a Cressi so you know it's good.
Arkadiusz
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 25, 2018
I have now got comparison by using Ameo Powerbreather and I know how important it is to have a good system that protects you from water ingress.This model has a draining valve which can work as de breather of carbon dioxide as well. Dry system works extremely well, sometimes you have to slightly blow to make it open.I like the flexible connection between the pipe and the mouthpiece as well, very comfortable.It's reasonably costed as well.
The GeekFreek
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2018
This is the first snorkel I've used in a very long time. Used this during SDI SCUBA training. After just getting used to breathing through it doing a surface snorkel I dove to 12ft several times just to test the float valve and purge. Not once did I choke on water which I thought was amazing. I never even had to clear it as the built in purge would handle that just fine on its own. l'm not sure what the difference is between this and the supernova to account for a 100% price difference, but this one did an amazing job.The lower half of the tube is flexible but wont kink, the upper half is a bit more rigid, and the mouthpiece is replaceable. I'm not sure if the float valve at the top can be replaced and has minimal protection. I'm not sure how durable it will be, but so far the quality and function has been great.
Hawaii
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2017
The Cressi Alpha Ultra Dry snorkel works well, and has less drag than some of its competitors. I have a concerns over its durability over years of diving, but we'll see. I tend to scrape my snorkel on the bottoms of caves a lot, so my snorkels are subject to a lot more abuse than most. I've been using the Impulse 2 and 3 for decades, and my wife likes this one better! This one has an elliptical cross section, so it's lower drag (and has slightly greater breathing effort) than a large-bore snorkel with a circular cross section. The snorkel keeper has a button for quick-release, which makes it much easier to install on your mask strap. My only real negative for the snorkel is the mouthpiece. It does not have a lingual arch, and is therefore harder to hold in one's mouth; snorkel positioning on one's mask strap must be nearly perfect. Altogether, this is a solid performer for scuba divers. It's my second favorite in the world today!
Qix
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2017
The yellow/clear version is not a neon-ish yellow like their stock photo, but the solid standard yellow that you can see better on their yellow/black version; I think they probably have the same upper portion, just with the lower piece swapped out for a translucent hose. Didn't have a problem with the top sticking in my limited use so far. I think the trick is to always blow out first when you stick the snorkel (or any snorkel for that matter) above the surface, which is what we are taught to do in a scuba class. Other standard techniques are to not lean your head back too far when on your back, or else you'll submerge the snorkel and not be able to breathe again. Occasionally water may pool a bit in your purge valve area, so just blow out a burst of air (possibly a few times) to purge it. And lastly, if a bit of water is in your snorkel and you're trying to breathe, you can stick the tip of your tongue up to the roof of your mouth and in front of the hole a bit to block some of the water while breathing in gently, so the air goes around your tongue while any water may pool in the bottom of your mouth, and then purge all of that with your next breathe.For whatever reason, mine was a little scuffed on the yellow when I unpacked it (see photo), as if someone had been rubbing the strap clip up and down the shaft a lot; hope it truly was new as claimed. Also it comes shipped in a simple ziploc-like plastic bag that opens very easily, so if Amazon screws up the padding of your item, it could easily come flying out of the bag and rattle around in your box while in transit.
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on August 23, 2017
This is a quality product and was purchased because of reviews from others. I did return it though because it is better suited for scuba diving than long use for snorkelling. Reason being , the flexi tube is quite stiff and you have to clamp down hard with your teeth to hold it in your mouth as the tube always wants to straighten out. Great for scuba diving where you don't want it banging against your regulator, not so good for hours of snorkelling. I replaced this with a Mares Dual snorkel and am quite pleased.
Edward W
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2016
We just got back from two weeks in the beautiful Caribbean and my family of four compared snorkels. I personally have tested a multitude of fins, masks, and snorkels during my time as a spear fisherman, scuba diver, free diver, and of course….snorkeler! And since our daughters were born and quickly took to the water I now get to test even more equipment. We literally have two large boxes out in our garage of masks, fins and snorkels.Just for the record, I did not get anything free or discounted for my reviews. I bought them on Amazon or a dive store just like you.There are two snorkeling snorkels that consistently get top reviews so I bought them both to compare. The Sherwood Tiga Dry Snorkel vs. the Cressi Alpha Ultra Dry. With one difference they are the same. They are both GREAT snorkels! They breathe great in all positions. They have comfortable mouth pieces. They're great. But no matter how many times I tell the kids to keep the snorkels out of the sand, they get sand in the snorkels. And that is the problem between these two. The purge valves on the bottom of the snorkels are both protected but as you can see in my attached photos the Cressi has tiny holes and the Sherwood has larger, longer slits. Sand and tiny shells get caught in the tiny holes but not in the larger, longer slits on the Sherwood. Simple as that. I was able to carefully remove the plastic piece with the tiny holes to clean out the chamber but it was really difficult and I had to be careful to not break the plastic. It wasn't easy but I was able to to it.So bottom line. Save yourself some cleaning time and buy the Sherwood.If you're wondering about the title I gave this review the answer is that you should use a non-dry snorkel for Scuba diving. Dry snorkels are buoyant underwater and they are too bulky and can cause more drag and may cause them to pull on your mask more than a streamlined non-dry snorkel.Bonus tip for women and anyone with long hair. Replace the mask clip on your snorkel with a Silicone Snorkel Keeper. Mask clips almost always get caught in your hair. The keepers won't. I have bought these and they work great.
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