PNW Concrete Pow

Thx for the fast responses. Don't think I'll get the chance to do this in 'dry' pow up here, at least not much, but I'll start working on my speed and slow turning in pow. I have problems with fast turns on steep groomers which I think slow me down, but I've found a few times that longer turns do the job just as well.

Gonna hit Crystal Friday and Steven's Saturday and work on this up top and see how well I do. I really enjoy the non-groomed packed snow, but when it starts to mogul out, I really dis like that. But I think mogul's are another story all together

BTW I'm a AT Skier (Don't see how squating on skis could be fun )

I really enjoy the non-groomed packed snow, but when it starts to mogul out, I really dis like that. But I think mogul's are another story all together

If your knees can handle it, hammer bumps as much as possible. Skiing groomers is good for getting down the basics and working on form, but IMO bumps are the best resource for improvement.

The OP didn't say what kind of skier he was; if tele, lessons are definitely in order.  If alpine, that kind of skiing is sooooo simple, except for stuff like big moguls.  Still, depending on cognitive style, lessons could be the best solution to his problem.  

LMAO, that's so typical of a tele-skier who switched to AT 

Brian, I am not suggesting you become a tele-skier. I am suggesting that your myopic view of the task of improving your skiing performance is akin to the lookout on the titanic saying that he thought he saw some ice....

There's a lot to learn about technique, about snow, about physics, gravity, inertia, flexing a ski into an arc, weighting, unweighting.... You are thinking about the iceberg, but at your current skill level, you are only seeing the tip.... and thinking you need to learn a trick or two, when in reality there's so much to learn and no limit to the variation you can combine, terrain, technique, and snow conditions... understanding the depth of which, will take your skiing further and make you comfortable where others are shaking in their boots... litterally..

My suggestion was to take a lesson. There's a wednesday night lesson series at snoqualmie pass that focuses on backcountry skiing, both tele and AT.  check into it.... I think you could benefit...

Brian, if you learn by looking, here's a video of an old man skiing some of the absolutely worst wet Cascade cement mixed with lots of pollen:

Old Man, Spring Snow

For moguls:

Green line technic

Green Line Demo

Blue Line Technic

Blue Line Demo

I have the K2 Wayback ski's so they're pretty fat, not super fat, but can do well from what I hear in all terrain.

If you are going to be riding a lot of lifts, it would probably be worth picking up a bigger alpine ski. 88 under foot is pretty skinny for the wet and heavy. They'll work, but if you get over 100 it'll be a lot easier on deeper days.