Originally Posted By: clearwater
Avalanche potential?

Training, Beacon, Probe and Shovel for each.

Snow saw and clinometer for the group.

Really like the Tracker beacon for its simplicity and
speed of use.


No avalanche potential. We are "marked trail" only type of folk plus we will be in the midwest. If we were venturing into avalanche domains I would look into an ABS pack but first I would want to learn how to use a Beacon.