As for how the season is looking, experts looked into their Magic 8 ball and after getting "Ask Again Later" several times, have deemed the upcoming season as being possibly "exceptional." This is based mainly on there being a good rush of people already up there. It also goes without saying that with this year supposedly being yet another Year of El Nino, it'll mean more snow for the mountains. More snow equals more people which equals everyone's happy.
Except of course, for those of us who don't ski.