Liam, well stated.
I don't think it's the shape of the ski that prohibits the skier from using PMTS skills...you use them but use other tools as well. I know I don't ski with a lot of forward pressure on my fat skis like I ski my carvers...I don't do that in the powder. I ski the skis quite centered actually with no forceful shovel driving....maybe I'm just more a finesse skier. My boots are quite upright, (Lange RX130Pro), a stance I perform decent with. But I know skiing blower snow at Alta....I'm NOT driving my tips or creating angles like I do with my carvers...I'd be digging trenches and have too much fore aft movement. Still...this only describes the way I ski. Others are going to find what allows them to get the most out of the skis and terrain.
My basic foundation for ski skills is PMTS. What I learned there was invaluable. I also found working with Clendenin off piste, I could ski more softly more finessed and better speed management in crud, bumps and pow. But hey, that's just my ski evolution.
Equipment does play a role in performance and application of our ski skills,....it's just that I believe one size does not fit all as does one skill set fit all applications.
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