My first ski experience (six full days of instruction) was Am Feldberg (Germany), as a kid, somewhere in the late 80's. Then, 3 or so years later, another week of skiing (full day lessons) in Switzerland, near Scuol. I wasn't very good at teaching my body new movements - still bump into chairs and tables often. Had a private war with the drag lift too. It was a tragedy.
But then - some 16 years later - I fell in love with a girl who skied, and her family did too. So she, some friends and I went to Val Thorens and I got hooked. This was Christmas 2010. Ever since, I've been addicted to skiing, traveling to the Alps a few times each season, taking lots of lessons and training on an indoor snow slope when I'm not able to make trips to the mountains. I get some 30-40 days in each season (indoor sessions not included). Not too bad.