I have never been snow skiing. It's not something my parents were interested in doing (although my mom says she used to go when she was young/single) and by the time I got old enough to go without them, I felt like everyone else knew how to ski and I would have held them back. We offered our kids the opportunity to join "ski club" at their high school and learn there, but neither was interested.
I did used to be a pretty decent water skier though... but I haven't done that in many years and would probably hurt myself if I tried now, so I think my skiing days are probably over.