2nd timers

Poiana is fantastic for new skiers, we went last year and we are going again on the 23rd Jan 2010, I went from a novice to intermediate in just a few days. The instructors are fantastic and the snow is already falling.. :-)
http://www.jurnalul.ro/webcam/poiana-brasov-zapp-kanzel-103.html this will give you a few webcam locations for Romania.
Have a great time... Tony & Karen

I think Poiana is a good choice for your second week. It has perfect run progressions for you, and at your stage, you don't need a big resort. In fact, a small resort is advantageous.

Have a good time.

A somewhat delayed trip report :D
We went to Poiana Brasov in jan '08 staying at the Sport hotel, which was very handy for the ski hire and nursery slopes. It's one of a group of 3 which includes the Brasov and the Poiana, all very close together.
I'd have to give the hotel a 9 out of 10. Large, comfortable rooms, lashings of powerful hot water whenever you wanted it in the very clean bathrooms. Food was above average, I wouldn't go overboard about it but there was plenty of choice and it was perfectly edible. Staff were always cheerful, polite and helpful.
The resort had suffered from a lack of recent snow when we arrived. The nursery slope was icy at the top and had brown patches lower down, and the higher slopes were so icy that our instructor took us up for a look but advised against our trying to ski down.
All this changed midweek when we had a 24 hour dump, followed by 3 days of brilliant sunshine. We had so much fun!
It's a tiny resort, but doesn't get too busy because they limit the number of beds available to what the lifts can carry.
I would recommend Poiana Brasov to first timers, or nervous second weekers. There is a lovely big shallow 'bowl' where they start the beginners that is fenced off from the main nursery slope - absolutely ideal.
When you go up the mountain, a lot of it is either quite steep (so lots of traversing) or very narrow.
Quality of ski school and equipment hire:
In retrospect, I don't think we were well served by the school. There were a couple of skiers in our group that were very slow, and the whole group was hindered by their lack of ability.
The equipment for hire was pretty awful (2008) Fortunately we had our own boots, a lot of the stuff they were giving out looked ancient. The skis were poor - but serviceable.

We didn't get to go skiing last year - apart from a very succesful 'parallel in a day' course at Tamworth - because I went and had a heart attack last November, died twice...
We'd booked for Val Cenis, but lost our deposit. We are off to La Norma in 25 days, taking son and his fiance with us for their first ski hol. Can't wait!