h.harb wrote:If I understand you right you are looking for more even foot to foot weighting in off piste skiing? Why?
Because, ... because, ..., well, in the majority of cases I'm pretty deep into somewhat heavier snow then you have out west and I need more support I guess. All equipped, I'm probably 220 lbs on those 170cm 66mm TT800's. A single 90% weighted ski gets pretty stuck when the snow is around 8:1. I notice on most of the "off-piste" photos the skis are pretty much on top of the snow. Mine are totally under it. I'm always going to the bottom on anything under 12-14 inches ... sometimes deeper.
I guess I also like the feeling of a nice double-footed powder ride.
I reflection, I think what happens during a normal weight transfer/flex-to-release in the deep-heavy is that the old stance ski now wants to continue in a straight line. The force of the snow in which it is buried is greater than I can override with tipping action, so tipping is ineffective. So I tip the old stance ski (weighted release) as I can maintain directional control over it. Maybe not explained well, but I'm absolutely not going to "hup hup" to get out of the trap. Once I'm over to the other side I can then pick up the weight on the new stance ski. Well, really I think I transfer weight during the transition ... I don't carry the weighted release much past transition.
For lighter conditions the phantom with a slight tail lift during the pullback works good.