I'm a recent skiing convert, but I'm still very much a newbie. I couldn't ski to save my life, though I can ski down some of the easier 'green' pistes at the moment.
It's a once a year event though, driving to the French Alps from central UK is quite a trek - but it's well worth the effort. Beautiful scenery and skiing is great fun once you get into it (my brother and sister are boarder's)
Skiing in Scotland doesn't quite have the same ring to it....
