We hate anything new and popular. Scooters, vaping, VRBO and Ikon passes are the scapegoats du jour. To blame crowds (on the historically crowded times) on Ikon might be absurd but the blame is certainly assigned.
If the problem is really parking, solutions like bussing in from remote locations make sense. Paid parking, while unpopular and kind of mean spirited, makes sense - especially if the profits go to more parking infrastructure. I don't know if public transportation can work (or pay off) in the USA but certainly worth considering (Elon Musk tunnel subway?).
The lift line problems have been mostly solved by conversion to high speed six packs at Squaw (still a problem when 10,000 people show up for opening bell on a stormy powder day with 3 lifts able to open - but those are isolated events -- good events!). More uphill lift capacity is a straightforward response to chronic overcrowding of the lifts.
I hope the day ticket blackout is a temporary emergency activity. It is a horrible strategy for the long term health of the sport.
Eric