Sorry, haven't read the whole thread. Yes, I see that you are on manicured competition style moguls. My answer is in the context of recreational moguls, which can be pretty big, pretty irregular. I don't ski them with speed. Rather, I love them for the push into the air I get, with the subsequent weightless drop down to the other side, not the fastest way down. It's that drop down to the other side that I pull my feet back, if that is the way to describe it. I'm not sure that is what is actually happening, but it kinda feels that way. The intent I have is, imagine an eagle, to soar down onto the backside, and to engage the tip first to start a turn. So, first contact and action on snow is on the backside of a mogul, not the front side of the next mogul. It is not dissimilar to early engagement of the skis in steep terrain (the backside of the mogul can be very steep).
Generally, I make contact with the mogul from one side or the other, going over the top, rather than hitting it straight on. Going over the top, I may or may not be in contact. I am more focused on that swooping, soaring dive down the back side.
A natural mogul may not be cooperative in shape though. Some are tear drop in shape, narrowing to a point on its backside. When opportunity arises, I like skiing the side of that narrowing feature. For that, imagine in a traverse, on leg is shorter than the other. On the steep side of the tear drop, one leg is shorter than the other, not across the hill, but across the face of the mogul, which could be with the skis pointed downhill. Not to worry. You will turn on the side of the mogul, and the turn will control speed.
Maybe too much to describe in words. If confusing, sorry.