Hey Jim.. elbows, free foot pull back, and crunch at waist and boot tongue ...ah yes..nice carves..
The skills that come natural on BLue Terrain and more difficult on Black....we all experience this to some extent....the black terrain brings on more speed and the need for rapid fire reactions to balance out the pitch. Keep polishing the edging and upper/lower body coordination with completing your turns and those skills will transform rather nicely to those on blue runs, of this I"m sure.
The appearance that the hands are level: as it relates to the plane of the body to the snow surface otherwise ones body would be unable to carve a turn.? Drving the inside hand forward after the pole plant is great for keeping that hand moving with the momentum of the body rather than having it fall back behind the body creating a back seat rider. It's hard for me to think about driving my hand forward when I pole plant but easier to let that happen as my body moves forward in the turn and keeping that hand active, visible and ready for it's next pole plant. Keeping the hands active and at the ready for pole plants is critical as the trigger mechanisim for edge transfer. It's something I find I need to continue to work on and extremetly critical in the bumps.
Loveland is an awesome mountain...me and Patrol Bowl had a great experience one sunny spring day a few years back.
Glad your camp was so informative and meaningful for you Jim and I'm sure Lynn and Perry as well.
Best,
G
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