Good self MA, GLOGH. Keep working on flexing to release. There is still some extension, but you are heading in the right direction. Again, some of it may be a function of the surface--it will be interesting to see what happens when you get on snow. Be careful that you don't incorporate extension of the old free leg into the motion of lifting and tipping the old stance foot. We call that the false Phantom. If you can make it work on the surface, try some gentle traverses where you balance on LTE of the uphill ski while you lift the downhill ski up and then tap it back down repeatedly. Focus on just lifting the downhill ski by flexing the downhill leg. The uphill leg that you are balancing on should not be involved.
Nice footwork--you are clearly tipping the old stance foot to LTE and you can see a nice O-Frame when you do that. I'm also really impressed with your counteracting. Watching you ski from behind, I can always see both arms, which is a sign of good CA.
Based on what I'm seeing in these turns, I'd spend some time focusing on fore-aft. You are often back seated as you begin to lift your inside ski. You can see that by the fact that the tip of the ski raises as you lift. If you are properly balanced, you should be able to lift just the tail of the ski while the tip stays on the snow (or artificial surface as the case may be). Some things to think about in that vein:
1) Be careful that you when you flex, you are flexing down, not back.
2) You are doing a nice job with keeping the free foot back, but you may need to be more forceful in the movement. A strong pullback will help you get forward.
3) You may need to incorporate a two-footed pullback with your flexion--or at least focus on holding your feet back. Try doing some boot touch drills where you focus on fore-aft to decide what needs to happen there.
4) The "Way Forward" drills in Essentials are excellent for establishing fore-aft awareness. Learn to recognize when you are back so you can do what you have to do to get forward.
As far as CB goes, try lifting the inside hip first, then once you run out of range of motion keep going by crunching. CB can be a hard thing to develop on the slope. Do some dry land (as opposed to dry slope
) where you stand in front of a mirror and practice the movement. Have a look at this article (if you haven't already). It should help:
http://www.harbskisystems.com/index.php ... Itemid=311.