John, I don't disagree with you (especailly for sr turns) except that it does depend on TR size. A wide GS turn doesn't require a lot of tip pressure as you aren't making a turn that requires the tip to bend to a TR that's beneath (less than) it's true TR (like a ski rated at 15, can make 13m turn when bent) however, If a ski is pressured at it's mid-point- sweet spot, directly beneath the ankle, arch of the foot, the result is more stability and power. As you pressure the tips, they absorb engery, slowing the ski, although they will rebound it is a net loss of energy, not gain; the tips are the softest point of the ski. Ski's go fastest when they are flat, this is a fact. In off-piste keeping stacked over the same sweet spot of the ski will make it more stable and will allow the tip to actaully absorb more of the uneven snow as it is not actively pressured down- this allows it to act more like a shock absorber (too much is not good either). It can be driven from an upright posture or aggressively tipped. I did not beleive this until I just did this in April at Vail in true spring conditions on steet headwalls, vaired meadows and bowls. It something Rick Reichel (I am trashing his last name) teaches and it really works. I am not saying your method doesn't work because there's not one way to ski, but it's just another tool out there. I used to think two footed skiing was best in crud and broken but I am going back to my one-footed dominated skiing- more like you!
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