By ALICIA ROBINSON, The Press-Enterprise

When Mark Lamberth went into emergency surgery this week, the 31-year-old Riverside, Calif., man likely was followed to the operating table by the prayers of hundreds, perhaps thousands, of well-wishers.

California law enforcement officers can arrest minors who have alcohol in public and they can bust bartenders and shopkeepers who sell it to them, but many have trouble stopping underage drinking where it happens most: at home.

NORCO, Calif. -- In a state known for sun and sand, and a city where horses and hay bales are at home, Ingrid Wicken's personal obsession is skiing -- the snow kind.