realskiers

The exact reason I solicited you all's input. Great sounding board and return info.
 
Jim "initiating turns with tipping vs stemming" is exactly one of the things I want to accomplish. I will resemble that remark when I meet and talk to my instructor.  Learning patience to ride the skis around the corner to a nice arc vs my typical Z scarve is another thing.
 
Funny, communicating what we think we are doing and what we want to do is sometimes as big a challenge as getting it done I think. I suspect that's where the "instructor" part comes in as surely they have heard a wide variety of terms and rationales as people learn modern or just ski vernacular in general.
 
Thx Todd...good thing to know about instructor incentive.....and.. .no doubt I will have to "unlearn" some or a number things to allow for advancement and realize when I am reverting back to old habits as stressors  such as terrain or snow conditions present themselves.