Resort recommendations in Alps for beginner skier?

alpe d, huez.
straight on the slopes (bowl area) is exellent for beginners

I am a big fan of Seefeld in Austria, although I don't think I have much company on here (rarely see it mentioned). The ski schools are good and well peppered with high-standard, English-speaking instructors. It is a charming place, less than a half-hour from Innsbruck, with some decent music, although I can't claim to be an expert in night-life any more. This will be our third year in succession here, and am looking forward to some challenging skiing for my standard (intermediate +).

Never been to Seefeld, but only ever heard good stuff about it from beginner skiers who have.

I am with Tony here. I think you will benefit from picking up where you left last time skiing in the same resort as a beginner, get more comfortable on skis first and start exploring other resorts later.

Seefeld is lovely, you cannot beat the scenery. There are two ski areas, Roshuette is the main one with nice south-facing pistes and a few good huts. More family oriented, less suited to young people who want apres-ski to be hard-core clubbing late into the night. Good mix of locals and foreigners, you see some good skiers there and not too many dangerous ones. Lots of kids. There are some fairly easy runs, and some moderately difficult parts marked 'black' which are not massively difficult but enough to be sure you will not run out of challenges for your first few years going there. But it is fairly low, so the lower slopes get mushy late in the season.

Also easy to get to (one of the closest resorts to the Innsbruck airport). There are hotels with nice spas, and the spa in the public baths is pretty smart. Also it is a cross-country ski centre, and has an ice rink. I love it.

And as a bonus (not for your first year) there is pretty woodland around the pistes on both Roshuette and the other ski area where you can go up on touring skis, and have some fun coming down dodging between the trees when there is fresh powder.

Innsbrucker, you are obviously an even more experienced Seefelder than I am, and it's nice to come across someone who thinks so highly of the place. It's interesting to read your comments regarding the municipal spa. We love going to the spas after a day on the slope, but have only used the hotel spas. we might give the municipal one a go next time.

Seefeld's public baths spa has an outside pool on the roof (just above the skating rink) where you can bask in warm water surrounded by snow, and watch the moon. With a sauna next to it. Magic. It is around Euro25 for 4 hours. As I am in Innsbruck until Sunday I hope to visit Seefeld this Saturday for the first time this season :-)