I am intrigued by that video. but as a ski instructor in my mind its not success till someone can do it with out following me. which is the hardest thing to teach and IMO can not be 100 percent taught.
I have a fairly open idea of what good skiing is, and honestly while I think John is skiing well, even the instants of 'turning it up" I do not think he skis great(my standards is pretty high and only about 10-15 people I have ever seen I person would classify as great skiers) with that said I think he could ski anywhere on the mountain smoothly and and in control which is my definition of an expert.
I do think being able to skid, and float, and drift are keys to being good off trail skiers, but to be great i think you have to learn how do slice more than you slarve while still having that option if you need it or want it.
for those of you curious and saying John couldnt ski like that on the EC. I am certain I can do the John techniques in our moguls at stowe. I teach stuff very similar all the time. I feel like bump skiing and short turns on groomers feed into each other alot and one doesnt really come before the other. Bumps are in fact a great way to get students to learn to flex to release instead of extending. that just one of many ways they feed into each other.
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