Theft of skis Meribel

Ally

A couple of 4" nails would do the job,cheaper & less to carry. :lol:

brooksy wrote:
Ally

A couple of 4" nails would do the job,cheaper & less to carry. :lol:

What on earth do you do with those? :?: :?:

Ally

AllyG wrote:

brooksy wrote:
Ally

A couple of 4" nails would do the job,cheaper & less to carry. :lol:

What on earth do you do with those? :?: :?:

Ally

Hammer them through your skis into the rack,job done. :D :D

Oh, I never thought of that. What a good idea :wink:

The only problem is - I'd have to ski with a hammer in my pocket :D

Perhaps the cafes should take some responsibility in this, and provide lockable racks - something like a combination between lockable supermarket trolleys and those lockable lockers where you get the key when you put your money in and lock them.

Ally

AllyG wrote:Oh, I never thought of that. What a good idea :wink:

The only problem is - I'd have to ski with a hammer in my pocket :D

Perhaps the cafes should take some responsibility in this, and provide lockable racks - something like a combination between lockable supermarket trolleys and those lockable lockers where you get the key when you put your money in and lock them.

Ally

Maybe the cafes should loan hammers to save carrying them. :D

Seriously though I did see lockable racks in Borovetts in the early 90s which you had to pay to use,& yes the types you describe would not be to much of a problem to install.
You would still find people not using them as you would have to pay, but they would at least have a choice.

Every resort I have skied in Canada has Ski Key racks. Don't know why they don't catch on to this in EUrope.

(if you don't know what they are Google 'ski key')

Pablo Escobar wrote:Every resort I have skied in Canada has Ski Key racks. Don't know why they don't catch on to this in EUrope.

(if you don't know what they are Google 'ski key')

Thanks Pablo. I found it :D

http://www.skikey.com/ski-racks/

If ski nicking is on the increase, it's about time they started providing lockable racks in Europe. The racks don't really look over-expensive, and if they charged to use them I would have thought they'd pay for themselves pretty fast, especially if all the insurance companies refuse to insure skis against theft unless they're in a locked rack.

Ally

Many places in the States have a "ski check", where you hand your skis in, and get a tag to retrieve them later. Some charge a small fee, but most are free.