realskiers

From my view point and experience, we vacationers have had great succes with "the principals" being discussed in that interview....not that any of that is going to make us WC skiers. That's not the point...for us, getting more use of that uphill edge, earlier and more often has saved my butt numerous times and reduced fatigue by having better speed managment and turn shape.  Understanding how to effectively use the bottoms of my skis has made pow, crud, loamy sand crappy snow way more easier to ski for me. An effective and different way to use body alignment that is highly effective for certain conditions....appli ed and works.

So as one of those vacationers that can find some good in many forms, I take out of teaching principals that are functional for me and it's only been getting better.

Jim and Lynn...certainly having a strong comfort level with your feet is highly important for high level skiing. Taking on new concepts in skiing at the time you and Lynn attended, may have been just to much to absorb and apply. Sorry to hear that you got no benefit whatsoever from you time with JC. They say timing is everything.

In the end, each our paths take us down different roads....but having the skills to ski all over the mountain in confidence and enjoyment is really the big picture.

Vacationer!

Gary:
I wouldn't say no benefit but it was a wrong time for us.  One of the things I really liked was skiing behind John (and I believe he did that personal attention in real life just like in the clip) and following him through the bumps. Not worrying about when to turn and where was quite educational, and made bumps easier all by itself.
I also retained other things, and got confirmation of my issues.