FWIW, my first full ski season is ending today (possibly tomorrow). Total I'd say I have 1.5 seasons under my belt. I didn't get a full pass at 32 off but I did run 2 balls at 32 off and a handful of 28 off passes. I did it most by following the advice in this thread. I think if I had one more month I would get 32 off by just following this:
I'd say my ski partners have more knowledge and generally better technique. I try and watch what they do but I'd say only recently have I been able to identify good vs. bad technique unless it's really obvious. But in general I'm skiing with good skiers who are knowledgable.
I did both. My ski was more than 5 years old (see #3) but I also spent time with pro's this summer. Not as much as I'd like but I think the 3 sessions I had helped a lot.
I got a whole new setup this year. Moved from an old CDX-1 with Animal bindings to an A3 w/ Strada. I know it's not wise to change everything at once but I did it on day 1 of my season, and FWIW I tied my PB.
I didn't do this every day but I did it occasionally. I also didn't try and over analyze it. I just looked at what I was doing vs what I thought I was doing and tried to take 1 thing from the video.
I generally had the same 3 things I wanted to do each pass. If I focused on doing these I skied well, when I didn't I skied poorly. They aren't yet second nature so I need to keep working. It is hard to block out all the other input at times but I try just to have my 3.
My "stack" is not great, the video helps me see that but it's getting better and I'm beginning to feel it.
The extend your back leg concept helped me but I am still confused on this vs comments from people saying you need to bend your knees. I don't exactly know what is correct, so generally I focus on extend leg before my pullout for gates and leave it at that.
I set the A3 up best I could for stock.
I probably need to relook at my setup but didn't want to change it mid season, will look at this over the winter.
See #8
I over skied for sure. It lead to being injured, not being able to ski strong and I'm sure bad habits. I always ski best after I rest a few days, this one is easier said than done.