A friend of mine invited me to go skiing, and I decided to go. It was very fun and I may have a new obsession. I'm probably going to go atleast 2 more times this year and just rent.
Hopefully, Ill be able to save enough to get my own gear and a season pass at a independent place nearish to me.
I was doing the shorter blue runs by the end of the day, because my friend was pretty good teacher, but what are some good resources to learning skiing techniques, and what's the best way to get discount gear?
As other have mentioned, some lightly used gear is probably the best bang for your buck, however don't sleep on after season clearance sales from retailers/manufacturers.
The only trouble is that you should figure out now what you need/want and then pay attention to their sales sometime between March and June, which is ...well pretty annoying, because it feels like a lottery - you never know whether it's a good deal just yet and once you know it's a good deal, your sizes may be gone.
That said I've gotten some great deals on jackets/vests/merino hoodies in May/June as an example.
Also if you're in Canada then Redflagdeals is your friend -setup some alarms on topics, and there is a US alternative that I don't recall. So check those or whatever your local alternative may be.
Edit...added some bits