Voice4theSilent
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the command center, in the lower end of the Bear Mtn parking lot, was well below the ski slopes. the condo across from the command center is also below the slopes
his original location/where the truck was burned is directly across from and slightly higher than the slopes at Bear Mtn. I do think that he would have been shooting at LEOs who were anywhere on the property at Bear Mtn if he hadn't lost his transportation. the reduced-rate skiing for LE/fire/EMS personnel that day was well publicized. (the ski resort websites are well-maintained and they clear the dates which have already passed, but that day's date was most definitely posted there when it was a current date)
the scopes on his weapons would've enabled clean shots from enough distance that no one would be sure where the shots came from: which direction to think about first?
before anyone can realize and react to what just happened (and no one knows he's in town) he jumps in his truck and leaves the scene on the higher back roads which lead out of town. he would be off the mountain before the situation was assessed enough to call for helicopter crews which could spot him on the access roads. and, they would only call for helicopters if they thought the shooter was using the back roads. they'd jump on patrols and searches and blocking main roads first (which we saw). air searches aren't much good if you can't tell them what to look for
A lot of people are pointing out on here that he only murdered LE and their family. If his intent was to randomly start picking off skiiers on the slopes that day it would have definitely resulted in the loss of non-LE and non-LE family members lives (as the chance of him randomly shooting someone on the slope and hitting an LAPD LEO was next to impossible.)
There are numerous ongoing events around the area that offer discounts to military and first responders. (e.g., Knott's Berry Farm just recently ended a two month long, heavily discounted offer.) Any thoughts on why this one would have been special? I live in the area and have never heard of this discount offered at the local ski resorts.
Also, he shot the Riverside LEO at around 1:45am. It would have taken him an hour and a half to two hours to get to the destination in which his truck was found. He would have had plenty of time to hoof it up the mountain and find a suitable spot to start his attack as LE didn't know he was there until hours later. If that was his intent, why wouldn't he have carried it out, since he had the means and the opportunity? Surely, even if his truck wasn't damaged, he didn't think he would be able to shoot people on the slopes and just drive away undetected. Those two lane roads (one up and one down) are very easy to block.