Great Uncle Bulgaria

I've made one! http://www.snowjapanforums.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/326436/Learning_to_ski_being_taught_b.html

OK I was wondering about this. Instruction doesn't seem to come cheap and we are just interested in having a bit of fun out there, nothing more. I was wondering what people thought about being taught by competent friends vs spending the cash and getting proper lessons? Anyone here self-taught or by friends? Thanks.

Thanks for the feedback. I was wondering about lessons and stuff. Would you say it's best and worth it to take them rather than have a friend teach you. Sounds like a new thread.

Moving to Japan has started me looking into it. Not started yet!

Skiing, but not started yet!

Hi Myself and my family of wombles will be making our way skiing for the first time this coming winter. I'd like to ask a really basic question. I'm not looking for specific resort names or towns or anything like that now - just what you think we should be looking for in a ski resort for beginners. What do you think are the important things to look for with my criteria? Any words of advice would be really appreciated. Great to find such a unique site and hope to stick around and still be enjoying it after we try it out!