realskiers

Mike, a few comments to share.  I played with heel lifts a couple of months ago, looking to get my hips more forward.  It didn't work.  I found that I felt disconnected from the tails of the skis, and couldn't pressure them when I wanted to.  But what did work was adding some forward lean shims into the back of my boots between upper cuff and liner.  Many recent boot designs are quite a bit more upright than in past years, mine included.  The stock shims that came with the boots (Tecnica Inferno) were pretty thin; less than 1/4", and just didn't push me forward enough.  I started shoving trail maps back there throughout the course of a day on our local hill, to push me a little more forward.  Turned out that two maps plus the stock shims was the ticket, and the improvement in my feeling of balance was significant.  I now have some thicker rubber shims out of some Langes as a proper fix, and it's all good.

As the other guys said, tweak a little at a time until you hit the sweet spot.  You'll know it when you're there.  Start by using easily reversible changes -- duct tape, trail maps, adhesive foam...whatever works; and then make the change more permanent when you're sure of what works.

And, as Max said, it all depends on the combined ramp angle (delta) of your boots (zeppa and boot sole together) and your bindings, and how that all works with your body alignment.  Experimenting is very well worth doing, and the final outcome will feel great.

Another thing to consider, is that if you raise the toe, and your boots have a lot of forward lean, then you can really put a lot of strain on your Achilles if you have limited range of flex back there.  You can end up with sore tendons, which can be painful.

Good luck with it....