igm, I actually ride 15,-15 – that was just an example!
Ahh, 18,-9 will be what’s holding me back then. If I could only find a screwdriver I’d be world class. Imagine how good I must be to ride at all with those shonky angles. 😉
Seriously though, I’ve ridden forward and it probably makes carving on a nicely groomed piste easier, but it’s also probably less fun and makes everything else harder, starting with a cut up piste. Less stable too. Blame the Swiss (Saas Fee to be precise).
These days I ride directional duck (if that exists) more angle on the front than back and adding to 27 degrees – any more and I feel it in my knees.
Play around. It’s like tweaking the roll on your handle bars – you can ride with them at any angle, but some angles will just feel better, or more stable, or less tiring, etc. If you don’t try something else how will you know?