Thanks so much for all your suggestions, guys. I'm really glad I posted yesterday and I was able to work on this today.
noobSkier, I actively tried to maintain strong ankle contraction on uphill LTE all day.
ToddW, I didn't get to see your post before going to ski today, but I will definitely try both of those out next time.
(I think precisionchiro's post was removed, which I understand due to the MA forum rules- but I saw his post from my phone while on the snow, and it ended up being very helpful, even if he is not an official instructor)
Precisionchiro, I spent the first half of the day doing your suggested LTE traverses. Predictably, I had tons of trouble, but I gradually saw some small improvement. A breakthrough was doing that slight flex with the uphill leg at the moment of weight transfer. Stops me from pushing on it.
I spent the second half of the day doing a single turn into a long LTE traverse and stopping, and a long LTE traverse into a single turn and stopping.
At the end of the day to see if progress was made I did 2 runs attempting to link turns, which I got filmed. I found it much harder to ski slowly- I rapidly picked up speed when focusing on balancing on the LTE.
Self Analysis: I think I see a very slight improvement over yesterday. I see less pushing of the inside ski uphill. I think I am still struggling to hold the LTE when moving slowly. I think I am lifting the downhill hip too much when transferring weight to uphill LTE. In each clip I start out poorly and start doing better later.
2 turn initiations that seem actually OK in this video are at 0:18 and 0:45. However by this point I have picked up speed and I know that can assist balance.
Personal plan: continue the traverses w/ CB+CA+flex when weight transfer for the foreseeable future. Seems to be moving the needle. I'm also optimistic that getting back on my own i.SLr skis after the holidays will help balance, being a centimeter thinner.
Questions: How do you keep your speed low when practicing these type of turns? An even shallower slope?
Do you see any improvement or am I only imagining?
Thanks so much for the feedback. This forum is the best. There's no where else on the Web where I could be receiving this knowledgeable a response.