realskiers

Max and JB are right. When it comes to progressions, drills, whatever - knowing where you are and where you are going is important. A drill tailored to another skier may help gain insight but without knowing first what you need it is only a way to gain insight. Fwiw I rarely pay attention to what other skiers are working on unless I'm coaching them because it is distracting.

On boots... Advantage of the dodge is likely due to the stiffness to weight ratio as opposed to the superior material. I do think that once refined this is the future.