nothing wrong with steering, as I have said many times before.
And I wonder what your definition of steering is. Sometimes different groups have differing definitions for the same word.
L.
Josh,
Would you be willing to offer up your thoughts on what is steering? Is it the same as the PSIA "rotary" skill? How would you coach a student to "steer"?
FWIW, I freely admit that when I get into more difficult terrain, I make a twisting motion that pushes the tails of my skiis uphill and the resulting turn is far more skidded than turned. One afternoon at the Gathering, I skied Independence Bowl at Breck with some fellow PMTS'ers and we all agreed that our technique changes on steeper terrain.
Same is true on the "Pali" area of A-basin. Call the turn a "survival" technique if you will, but, I just can't get my body forward and over the skis.
When my ski season begins, I have two specific areas that I would like to spend development time on improving. First is for-aft balance as I'm always too far in the back seat, and, second, is to re-explore Harb's concept of the "float" phase of a turn where the ski's are flat and try using that concept in difficult terrain, including bumps.
Josh's thoughts on the DPS as a tight turning, non-ripping ski are not what I would have predicted, but, seem to make sense after thinking about it. It will make G's review of interest, because G generally goes at higher speeds closer to GS style turns. Also of interest is Josh's thought that the DPS could be used by "low skill" skiers to ski powder easily. My sole observational run following a DPS user is that the individual had very low technique levels and just twisted them down on a blue level run.
In my world, how you ski counts, not just how fast or how steep. It's depressing riding a chair and observing how few people try to ski well. I actually get excited watching someone come down that I want to emulate using speed, technique and control, regardless of the school of technique they believe in. Same is true when I play golf, I can learn so much watching a really good swing. Harald's last video is a great example of learning by watching as it's technical component is minimal.
Regardless of individual thoughts about PMTS, or it's creator, skiing needs more instructional material. Everyone wants to be a critic, but, very few have the talent, dedication and resources put put a system together.
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