realskiers

This thread really drives home Diana's comment about each person determining where their ski journey goes.

Max and John have a PMTS focus.

Josh has a different focus, in his skiing and how he makes a living from the ski industry.

Gary has his own focus and enjoys what he learned from JC on top of the PMTS foundation.

John Clendenin, I heard, was a black certified PMTS instructor, but then developed a different course of instruction.  And  its worth remembering Perry's wife, who had given up on skiing after taking a PMTS camp, until some private skiing  with Gary and a very positive lesson with John C opened the ski enjoyment door for her.  I would imagine that John could demonstrate CA/CB, but chose an approach that doesn't rely on those movements. It seems to me that drifting obviates some need for edges, and once you turn onto the face of the bump you have edges.

Not my way, but a valid way.

Just sayin'.  There is nothing wrong with any of those value or enjoyment systems.  The key is to be an educated consumer and make OUR choices for the journey we wish to pursue..