Hope to ski with you sometime this season Jan!
You'll have to make some turns for me Joe!! - I'm in Australia for the rest of the season. I get my PNW ski fix by visiting TAY and getting updates from the bros at Alp. When I get back I'll come down your way for a tour.
Lots of good advice here. Just drive that fwd need home and keep your rear foot underneath you and you'll be right.
First lift served setup was a pair of Rossi Chamois w/ snowfields - on hardpack those doublecambered babies would buck and chatter like mad. Brings back some vivid memories. Luckily Tua's came along shortly thereafter and it has just gotten better and better.