The industry, for the first time, agreed this fall to set standards for helmets, abandoning its belief that helmets could encourage speeding by creating a false sense of security. It will open in December. On the north shore of Lake Tahoe, Northstar is adding the Lookout Express Quad Chair and more snowmaking machinery. At Squaw Valley, the first phase of a new village opens in December. Last summer's wildfires delayed work on a T-bar that will open up acreage on the upper mountain at Big Mountain near Whitefish.
Riders lie down on the sleds, which ride on mini-skis and have hydraulic brakes.