Have to agree on the freedom of motion/lack of tension part. The only problem is that the young jibbers were skiing pow mostly from the back seat, actually the way back seat. They may get away with that when they are in their teens or maybe into their twenties, but at some point the legs revolt. That's why when I watch them I have a hard time seeing the fun. If any of us (the older crowd on they forum) skied two runs in pow that far back we would be done for the day, and I doubt we would be having any fun as our legs were screaming!!
Agreed...no argument from me on that point. I would say that when I watch my daughter ski, she is never in the back seat, but very centered and balanced, but definitely more upright than I would be in the same terrain. It's more the relaxed posture and loose playful manner that I admire. That, and the ability to transition so quickly and from pure instinct, from one type of terrain to another without thinking or blinking. It's wonderful to watch someone so young ski with such natural flow. She has a long and wonderful skiing life ahead of her. Although we live in the east, and she is only 14, she is already talking about moving west to live near the Rockies, just so she can ski a few months more every year, and in bigger mountains.
As an aside, we got her a new pair of boots last season with more forward lean (Salomon Instinct, basically the women's version of the Falcon line), and that has helped her skiing significantly. Her previous boots were very upright and she was in the back seat a lot, and was complaining that she couldn't engage the skis properly when carving, nor balance properly in the bumps. The new boots have moved her hips forward, but still allow her upper body to be centered. The difference her skiing was remarkable. The much narrower last and stiffer flex didn't hurt either.
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