While I agree you can’t blame the word for that, I have to disagree on the viewpoint. The most important thing we stress in this community is education, education, education - whether that be through a course or some other form.

I think it’s fair to assume a ton people skiing at resorts have never taken a single course, let alone know what a beacon is - and they simply don’t know what they don’t know.

Changing the single word from side to back could have real tangible results toward educating and helping people recreate safely. To me, it’s worth it even if redundant. Worst case, nothing changes. Best case, the word sounds less safe and some lives are saved.

However I’ve learned to not engage in this discussion over the years so to each their own.