advice for first time solo!

Westendorf in Austria is great for beginners, the slopes are in the village and surrounded by cafes and bars and easy to get back to your accommodation, or for someone to sit and take photos of you. When you get better you can go higher up to Choralpe or the Talkaiser area (easy red) and play around up there. Ski school is very good, classes not too big. It is a proper alpine village (and has access to the Ski Welt area but for first timers Westendorf itself is fine). Plenty of places for a drink, sit in the sun, and buses and trains to elsewhere if you fancy a day off the slopes. Very friendly, we went 3 times back in the 90's, and enjoyed it very much. Well worth a look.