Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Other / Unknown; Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
General None Reported / Taken
Airport; Procedure
To my surprise we now deice at the FBO in the 'Deice Pad GA'; vs the deice pad at the end of [Runway] 28R. 1. The area is not that large. It's sized for general aviation.2. As configured this day; a 180 degree turn was required.3. As you might guess there is snow on the ground. So most markings are not visible and it's slippery. 4. The vendor prepositions their two trucks in the small area.  So when you enter the pad; you are taxing the aircraft towards one truck with a guideman in the bucket and there is another truck off your left wing. Both trucks are moving also. Then you swing a left 180 making sure you are not skidding; not going to hit a truck with your right wing and then stop the jet so you run into the truck that is not positioned in front of you. Whoever evaluated this as a viable procedure did not take into account the size and conditions (snow) as well as the truck positions.
Air carrier Captain reported that the new area being used for de-icing presented several safety hazards; including a slippery surface and a small area for maneuvering the aircraft.