Progress report: day 13 of the season. It's been pretty crowded in Tahoe so I practiced little of this. But yesterday I went up to Sugar Bowl. Very few people in the morning, and there is a perfect place there to start. A very long, wider than usual cat-track. I think it's 3 times the standard width, it goes between the Lincoln and the Disney chairs. Probably 300 yards? 400? Anyways, I was able to do my first linked RR tracks. The beauty of this is that you can see your tracks. I think I was able to go like 25 to 30 yards at a time. Progress! And pick up some speed, since i am more confident in stopping (ugly) or turning all the way to facing downhill (fugly, but hey).
One of my biggest issues is keeping the skis flat as I go from straight to switch or back (I always edge at least a bit). Of course, that's the key of the 360 (which I obviously don't do properly). Learning how to do that will help improve my transitions in carving anyways. It's all related. Thank you all for encouraging me on this, once again. I hope this thread helps others, too!