realskiers

Jim. all your points are well taken. Balance is so important in life, and the whole point of skiing is to have fun!!

I'm sure my powder skis will come out at least a few times next winter. I think the point I am trying to make is that I want to learn to ski all conditions well on carving skis. If I can accomplish this, I will have become the level of skier that has been my goal. I think it's attainable (but maybe not that soon).

On the fun component, I can have a blast doing drills while skiing with my wife and daughter. I also can do drills for an hour and still have fun the rest of the day.

You're right, when it becomes an obsession, it's no longer fun, just something else that is running me (or anyone else stuck in the same place!!). JB.