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If you have some athletic skill you should be okay.
First and foremost, have fun. If it's not fun, then youre on too hard a slope. If youre cold, go to a restaurant or a warming shed. Only when youre able to handle yourself should you warm up by trying a difficult run.
Depending on the resort, you should be able to find some very quiet runs that are challenging for you but empty. At Winter Park, I found one whole lift of Blues that were above my level but still doable. I skied those for nearly a day straight and got to try a bunch of things out for myself.
Take a lesson for the basics. That way you'll always be able to stop yourself and not be at risk for injury. If after a lesson you find that your are doing pretty well and are able to ski somewhat of a hybrid between parallel and snowplow, I reccomend going off for a half day by yourself and just trying things out. I did that during the first day of my second ski trip ever and I got a lot out of it. Then I went to my friends dad and mom to learn to parallel and I was ready to go b/c I had experiemented on my own with no pressure on me to perform. Looking back that one day was the best thing to happen to me in my progress as a skier. One tip though is to not try anything that is definitely out of your range. Skiing without a buddy must be done on popular runs that aren't too difficult. You need to be in areas that if you get into trouble, people can help you out. That means no skiing through the trees and avoiding runs that are empty most of the time. Stay mid moutain and don't worry about how much time you spend in lift lines and you'll be fine.
Again, most of all have fun. Skiing is phenomenal, you get amazing views and a ton of fun if you do it right.
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