TRF Downhill Skiers: Lifters or Not?

[joeychitwood]

I want your opinions on binding lifters. I haven't skied since my traumatic brain injury and the resulting subsequent decrease in balance abilities. I am returning to skiing with the local chapter of the National Ski Patrol this winter and am debating whether the 12 mm lifters I have mounted between my skies and Marker bindings will help or hinder me in maintaining stability. My fellow patrollers have mixed opinions.

I know lifters assist in carving turns and absorbing shock. However, my future skiing plans include patrolling activities here in Minnesota and bigger mountain groomed greens/blues. I doubt I will be pushing it too hard, given that at best, I was an intermediate skier, having learned how to ski at age 40.

Should I leave the lifters on or remove them, hoping for greater stability on mostly groomed runs?