To each their own and sorry for the loss but I can’t think of a worse product to use in the snow due to the needle in a haystack situation if you lose one. Not sure if you wear a helmet but I’d suggest a cheaper alternative going forward
OutdoorMaster Wireless Bluetooth 5.0 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08JD2SK66/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_dl_C1J5XCT7AQM2ANF63QBK
No response.
I was feeling kind of put out by the silence on her end, though, so I sent a copy of a book written by the father of one of my childhood friends: Discovering the Soul of Service. Hopefully someone at Vail will read it -- I even sprung for hardcover :)