I wonder if any of you has experienced PMTS in deep powder. I mean
waist-deep or at least tigh-deep or more.
I was in Alta the past week-end and I hired a guy to take me around. He took me to places with 3-4 feet of powder. We skied down East Greeley and Greeley Bowl (for those of you familiar with Alta) and the guide earned his money finding stashes for me here and there. It was my first time in deep powder and it was also snowing so I could see really little and perhaps I tensed up more than I should have.
But, be as it may, I got down pretty much safe and in control having to sit down a couple of times only for I gained too much speed to feel comfortable in those white-out conditions. I tried to think PMTS, but in reality all I could do was just try to keep up with my skis and try not to end up too much on the tails. Basically I was trying to push with my inside leg to create an angle while holding my feet together, but more often than not I could tell I was also banking with my body to help initiate the turn and try to skid some speed away in between turns...
Does anybody have any advice? 1 feet of powder is OK but, even if the sensation of floating in this powder was one of the most beautiful I've ever experienced, I felt like an interloper who did not belong up there.
I assume that exercise makes perfect, but does PMTS as we know it really work in 3-4 foot or perhaps even deeper powder? Or does one need to change a few elements of it to adapt to the new terrain?
Thank you for your much appreciated suggestions.