The consistently cold temperatures have left the parking lots treacherous.  Getting from your car to the lift is by far the most dangerous event of the day.  Currently, the average number of daily yard sales in the parking lot is far and away exceeding the number on the slopes. 

California natives who are unfamiliar with the shiny smooth surface sometimes called ice - be warned that ice is generally a very hard and unforgiving surface to fall on.  The incoming cold front promises to worsen these conditions.  The best advice I can give is to stay near your car until you can find an east coaster that is willing to help you get through the parking lot.  If you hear a nearby skier saying the words “Wicked Cool” then this person is guaranteed to have the kind of background you need.  Politely ask for help and when you have been delivered to the safety of the lifts say “thanks that was wicked awesome of you.”