Neither here nor there. It all depends on what you call a brake slide. I think alot of us are picturing it to be someone locked up and crossed up into every turn before roosting on out.
Its definately not something I do intentionally, but as the pace increases and particularly in poor conditions, as the traction decreases its only expected that the bike will start to move around more, both under brakes and under power.
The key to riding faster longer is to ride smooth. Try and keep both wheels turning. Wheel spin is counter productive to moving forwards, locking a brake is counter productive to slowing down. Both look spectacular when put together, but provide no real benefits. If its that loose and slimey out that the bike will start to move under brakes then yeah you need to stay smooth and let the bike slide. Let it set you up for the corner and then smoothly power back up. I wouldn't call this intentionally brake sliding a corner though. Just riding the conditions.
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