Frankly, I agree with
@Tricia 's concerns about a dedicated beginner section. I feel like it would be confusing. I wonder what's wrong with using Ski School for beginner discussion as well, including my post.
The one liner for Ski School could become:
Technique discussion, questions to instructors, beginner questions.
If we wind up creating the beginner section, I think most people who never skied will make little sense of "Bunny Slope". "First Timers" sounds like you should move on after skiing just one day. We could use "Beginners". And a description along the lines of "Questions for new and prospective skiers". But then again, I feel like a new skier should be able to ask for ski recommendations in the regular Gear/Hardgoods section. It will be confusing to say 'wait, I have a question about skis, and I am also a beginner, where should I post?'
BTW: post count can be used as a post-mortem analysis tool. There are 6 times as many posts in General Skiing as in Ski School, as of now. We clearly could break up General Skiing. Or we could move trades from "General Skiing" to more specific sections (admins can do that easily, right). Maybe worth a look