“but im on crappy east coast mountains and I can hardly turn here to begin with.”
Without a doubt to EC you do need very good conditions/hero snow. But if you “can hardly turn here to begin with” maybe, just maybe you’re taking a bigger leap than you are ready for. Personally I like the East coast hardpack; it’s fast, it hurts like hell when you fall on it and it forces you to have your **** together tight to carve on it. Everyone wants to get a stick, hit the slopes and start rippin perfect TV box carves. Before you can do that you might just need to put in time on the snow (lots of time), work on technique, tweek your equipment, take your lumps and earn your carves. Honestly though, the conditions in the past couple of weeks here in the northeast have been any thing but crappy. So if you are still having trouble carving in these conditions maybe it’s time for a serious reality check. Walk first then run.
Happy carving and good luck on your quest