realskiers

You'd think Harb was actually involved in doing something important or meaningful, and not just peddling ski lessons.   

Thing is, what he's peddling doesn't mix very well with other instructors' wares.  It's like oil and water.  Mixing a wee bit of his stuff in usually helps some.  Trying to take the next step is where it often fails.  Skiers are often better off to stick with one approach or the other.

I was skimming Mark Elling's All-Mountain Skier again this afternoon.  The first pages of chapter 2 are a treatise on how foot and leg steering -- steering of the twisting sort -- are the foundation of expert skiing.  Elling is a well-respected PSIA instructor and bootfitter.  He makes a point of how important it is to twist the skis when they are nearly flat to initiate expert turns.  That's oil.  Now Harald, on the other hand, goes to great lengths to eradicate the slightest amount of twisting as skis go through flat.  That's water.  It's hard to mix a bit of "twist now!" with "twisting ... perish the thought." 

I'm not passing judgment on either instructor's skiing.  Elling's book has a few impressive still shots of him skiing.  Watching Harald ski in person is awe-inspiring.  But what these guys are doing to achieve those turns is quite different.
 
To my way of thinking, Harb is doing something important and meaningful.  But I'm admittedly biased because I'm one of his successes.  I'd spent $$ on ordinary lessons with only modest gains until I discovered his books, got aligned, etc.  5 camps (plus short turn and Hintertux camps this season) and 9 days of private lessons cost a lot of wampum, a measure of how important I think his wares are.  But I could be crazy or stupid in this regard.  (Both of my brothers would agree if you called me stupid or crazy, so you'd be in good company  )