breakable crust revisited

Hi all,

I got some excellent replies to my "skiing breakable crust" question here
two weeks ago. After pondering 'carving with both feet' advice, I realized
I was really using the old, narrow-ski weighting-unweighting technique with
my fat K-2 AK Launchers (randonee).

I got a book. "Ski The Whole Mountain, from powder to steeps to crud to
bumps--how to ski any condition at any time," by Eric & Rob DesLauriers. I
studied. I went to Sugar Bowl and did the drills on groomers and it worked
well. It seemed easy. For the first time I was carving with *both* skis.
Today I went to Castle Peak summit and skied the WNW aspect down to Round
Valley. There was light powder, heavy snow, hard crust, breakable crust,
you name it.

And I did pretty well. Initiating the new turn by tilting my new uphill ski
toward the little toe side, counter-rotating by looking--not necessarily
downhill but--to the center of my next turn. When I did it right, it felt
terrific.

I think I made a quantum leap...about time.

Thanks again,
Bill Maas