In reply to Mr-Cowdrey:
> I've started skiing but have only skied for a week in Austria to date. Out there, I could ski all pisted runs in relatively good style but only touched on some off piste I.e. going down 'off piste' down the side of a red before coming back on piste at times.
As others have said, you're unlikely to be close to the ski standard at the moment.
Being honest (I'm a ski instructor), unless you have an outstanding natural aptitude for the sport, your definition of 'relatively good style' is likely to be way off the mark. A ski season is a good idea or, at the very least, a decent period of instruction, i.e. 4 consecutive weeks plus for a couple of seasons in a row.
Off piste skiing with a pack during a ski tour is very different from the side of a piste in a resort, as I am sure you are aware.
Time on snow is what you need for skiing I'm afraid. And decent tuition. There are few short cuts.