Silly kids, going to a mountain opening day (a rushed one at that) and expecting good conditions...always know, it's cold, the guns are on, if the guns are on it's gonna get sucky, and wet snow (i.e. from daytime snowmaking at slightly above a wetbulb of 28)+cold=ice.
Don't get me wrong, opening day is usually always fun, mostly because you're stoked to be back on skis...but never expect good conditions.