^I'm aware of that early season translates to a poor late season thing, but to be honest right now it's been so long since I've skied that a slab of ice would make me happy. *knocks on wood*
05-06 was my first season in Tahoe and I absolutely loved it, I remember Idiot's Delight at Alpine having not a single rock on it every time I skied there. Then the next year I got a season pass, and my mind was blown that cliffs, let alone rocks, existed on Idiot's.