ZRod

Lessons?  Are you at all athletic?  Like...can you ice skate?  Can you walk and chew gum?  Can you dunk?  Okay...nevermind...take the lessons.  Everyone told me it was just like ice skating...I have played hockey since I was 13...guess what...it is nothing like ice skating.  Watch the movie Frozen (not the kids one, the other one)  good luck!

Yep, take a lesson your first day. Unless you have experience with skateboarding, surfing, wake boarding, etc, you will probably pick up skiing much faster.  Keep your ski length short.  Shorter skis are easier for newbies to pivot/turn.  Don't go down black slopes.  Probably avoid blues.  Snow pants are a must.  Bring a flask of whiskey and share it on the chair lift.  Wear comfy ankle or knee length socks.  Helmet is probably not needed (you should't be getting anywhere near a tree on your first few days.)  Goggles are better than glasses if the snow is falling or blowing.  Otherwise, sunglasses are better.  If it's reaaaally cold, wear a neck gaiter.  Drink Rumplemintz and hot chocolate at the end of the day, followed by venison & buffalo chili.  

Meh, you could probly skip lessons.  Lessons spend a couple hours teaching you to snowplow, when you could figure that out yourself in about ten minutes.  Just stick to the easiest bunny slopes and practice going from snowplowing to skiing with your skis parallel.  And learn how to fall down without breaking anything.  Maybe just watch a few youtube lessons ahead of time.  /jmho