I know that in the "real backcountry," my adult kids carry it all. Airbag backpack, beacon, probe, shovel, Recco in the helmet, etc. No way on earth are they ever going to carry that all skiing lift served inbounds, where patrol can be there fast, etc. They just are never going to ski with a backpack. Not happening. Nobody in my family skis with a hydration pack. We just don't. Been at this "a while." 60+ years for both my wife and I, and neither of us is 65. My wife and I expect to be back to 100+ days a season on snow, split East and West soon. "Kids" are over 200+, and ski in some "deep snow" in various parts of the world.
Since I THINK this was about in-bounds skiing, even in places that do get mitigated every day, but still have had slides, I think we should keep that in mind. I'm going to have a hell of a time suggesting to my professional adults in this sport that they consider wearing their beacons. Just saying........That would be a good first step.
My wife and I.....all in with our beacons. Depending on where we are. This was a pretty sobering and sad event for us. I think about the hundreds of days when we have heard bombs going off, and those discussions that moderate risk of a slide does not mean NO RISK. Just a wake up call.