Of course, its where we live
The only place I can even think of where it could be a danger would be sleeping bear sand dunes. I dont think there has ever been a man made snow avalanche, ha ha.
I lived in CO, which is when I picked up all my gear/training. Im sure im one of the few who's taken an AIARE class in MI, let alone even know what it is and has a beacon/probe/shovel.
Regardless, I charge pretty hard on piste, off piste, side country, back country, huts, etc so for me its a skill I need to keep up with/on with 20-30 days/yr out west. And as im sure we all know here, its a MUST for anyone leaving the gates. I wear mine pretty much every day out west (on or off piste), and on big snow days out east, its a GREAT habbit to get into with no down sides.
We're thinking Nov 15 or 16, or early on the 22nd. Prob early afternoon-ish, leaning towards the 15th or 16th. I doubt we'll have snow by then so we'll just use a field and put beacons in zip-loc bags and hide them in the tall grass, it will work just fine for everything other than probing. Please feel free to attend, I know of 4 people who will prob come, if there is enough interest, I could put on a short avi briefing/talk and bring other gear, AT, Avi, etc. for people to check out.