need helping with carving!

Go Ski is quite different from Klaus' SofaSkiSchool video. Just a different approach but note, basic mechanics of sound skiing are the same:
1. face the danger (a KM phrase), i.e. face downhill
2. to turn, move body forward, i.e. hips over balls of feet, unweight or relax downhill leg, and weight uphill foot, be patient
3. to carve, tip your skis on edge, easiest way to get there is (a) start tipping as transition to new downhill ski occurs (b) keep upper body pretty much facing direction of travel (i.e. downhill) and do not let it follow your skis (c) the one step missing in a lot of guidance is that you also have to get your hips across your skis in a diagonally forward/lateral move - i.e. across the skis is lateral, the diagonal part means you are moving forward, BUT upper body should be over your downhill ski - I have found when i do not f**k this up, its because my downhill shoulder is clearly over my downhill skis. This is not a minor issue, often when laying down a wide-radius carve, at speed, i find myself being pushed back as the ride progresses towards the end of the turn, this is real tough on the knees, just a personal observation have to stay over the downhill ski (protects the knee and more relaxing)
4. to carve a tighter turn - bend your knees inside the turn more
5. listen to Trencher or read his writings on this forum
6. sofaskischool video is a worthwhile purchase, almost the only ski instruction video which is lively and interesting and full of incredible demos of world-class skill and precise methods on how to get there. GoSki is pretty good too, the little book they have I think is better than their video and some of Warren Smith's little video clips on his website are terrific.

I am now an low-intermediate skier(classified as Level 7 in America, if you are at all interested in fine details! not that it matters a whit), and have skied with Klaus (he is based in Zurs) - class act. then again, others in the US also have provided invaluable insight.

Note - carving is great to do but totally useless really beyond groomed hard-pack snow, once you hit crud, powder and the steeps, its all about smearing the turn to reduce speed etc. You try to carve crud or powder, a "banana bail" (a Bode Miller expression) or face-plant or face spear is a likely outcome. Carving is great for racing etc but the other basic skills are essential - carving is not.

One thing Klaus emphasizes a lot is the "up and forward move", in the US they call it the Inside Leg Extension for Lateral movement downhill, anyway, point is that up and forward move where you transition to pushing off your uphill foot as you unweight your old downhill foot is absolutely critical core move to skiing steep terrain. You will read and hear from a lot of folks who claim to carve the steeps, well, lets put it this way, steepness is dependent on the skier's ability but for all skiers, once you are beyond the 25-30 deg threshold, its steep, and depending on conditions, a certain "scarve"is demonstrated by the best, but a true carve, edge-to-edge is generally an invitation for a meeting with ski patrol medic or sled evac or heli-medevac!

Have fun, with the SofaSkiSchool video.

Just my humble two cents while I continue to learn and its a long road - just cannot catch up with my 6 year old, he is now a racer!