I don't think that they'll crack down on the off-piste terrain, most of it is so well known at this point. The additional parking is good, but its still a bit a of a shit show. Only reason Christmas wasn't bad was because the temps kept most people off of the mountain. And its a good thing I know how to make those waffles, they're just labor intensive.
Between the local trails in Stowe, and Perry Hill in Waterbury, the riding is pretty good. Cady Hill is toast right now though because of the wind storm in November, they're not sure yet whether it will open in the spring or not, they're in the process of clearing all of the trees, once thats done, they'll need to rebuild the trails after the spring thaw. Prior to the whole Vail deal, they obtained the permits from the state to build some DH trails on the mountain, however once the deal started taking shape, that was all put on hold. Haven't heard anything new about trails being built under the Vail deal, but they have those permits so..... Most of the locals I ride with go to Killington for their DH needs, however Knight Ide built a pretty sweet flow-track down in Little River State Park, that I think is helping to ease the DH bug a little.