Replying to Skiing Gap Year

Right, so I'm thinking of taking a year out before uni to simply ski. I want to do it before, cos during uni there's not enough time for a proper ski cos of exams and after uni there's work and shit.

And there's really no one I can ask except NS.
So what would you do for a skiing gap year?
-where would you go?
-what time of year?
-what would you work as and where?
-would you do it alone or with people? (Prolly meet lotsa people there anyway)
-would you stay in the same place or move about?
-would you recommend your local mountain?

So many q's but I just need inspiration.

If anyone's ever done a ski gap year thing before or just travelled and skied in different places pls share your stories