realskiers

I also think that intermediates fiddling with ramp and binding delta is mostly an internet phenomenon ......  I'm not going to magically start getting world cup starts just because my binding delta is fixed by a degree or two, or even my lateral alignment.  I still need to learn how to ski..

Dan,

Once you learn how to ski, please teach me.  And then cure me of bad habits like fiddling with gear and coveting my neighbor's skis.

Since you mentioned divergent definitions of forward, let me post my all-time single favorite sentence from EpicSki.  I'd buy the author a beer any time.  I think there's no doubt about who wrote this ...

No, it supports the idea that short of a select few skiers and FIS racers, no one on the mountain is ever truly forward or even knows what it feels like to be skiing in a hips forward position - let alone how to teach it.

In the same thread, a well-known Summit County instructor posted a different view:

Depending on the posture of the skier, the hips may never appear directly above, much less forward of, the feet!