Theft of skis Meribel

Don't bother about locks just buy second hand skis with a few scratches on them and the dirty scum Tea leafs will move on to the nice new sparkling £500 a pair skis. :thumbup:

AllyG wrote:

If ski nicking is on the increase

I'm not convinced that ski theft is on the increase. Year after year ski resort thieves find an endless supply of holidaymakers who have checked in their common sense along with their luggage when they set off.

Probably the same folks who ask where the resort stores the moguls in summer..... )

Back in the early 1990's I was warned about not leaving my skis unsecured in Arc 1600, by my ski teacher. His words were "If you don't like your skis, leave them here, and they will be gone by the time you get back" (from lunch).

The only recent development I know of, is the organised theft using vans, of racks full of skis outside resort bars.

Why should insurance companies refuse to insure skis unless they are in a locked rack? That could put some mountain huts out of business, because they can't lay concrete for a stand base. Many are in protected areas.

Don't need concrete - just a well designed rack.

My insurance company is refusing to insure my skis for theft unless they're in a locked rack, as I think I said a few pages back. But that doesn't seem fair if the locks aren't provided outside cafes.

I would have thought the ski lift companies could pay for the racks out of the money they get from the lift passes - I bet the passes would only have to go up by about 10 pence to pay for them.

Ally

Pablo Escobar wrote:Don't need concrete - just a well designed rack.

Do you think these will come for free?

With tamper proof cash boxes perhaps?

Why should an insurance company put the onus on a restaurant for the safekeeping of their policy holders property. Who sets the standards?

The responsibility for the safekeeping of the policy holders property, lies with the policy holder, shirley :D

Sorry Bandit,
I meant the insurance companies might all insist that the skis and boards were locked up, not necessarily in one of Pablo's lovely-looking racks, so chains/cables and padlocks provided by the policy holders would also be okay but much less convenient.

Ally

Yes. Don't quote me on it but the company makes the majority of their cash on the locks. If not free they are heavily discounted.

They don't need a cashbox. Click AllyGs link to the ski key and find out more about them.

If I was a restaurant I would take the initiative and install a secure place to leave skis. If people are aware of the issues then I bet they would pick the mountain hut with locking racks over the other one (assuming they are fairly similar).

There is a reason all the major resorts in North America have these.

Pablo Escobar wrote:If I was a restaurant I would take the initiative and install a secure place to leave skis. If people are aware of the issues then I bet they would pick the mountain hut with locking racks over the other one (assuming they are fairly similar).

There is a reason all the major resorts in North America have these.

Pablo,
I agree with you on this - we are always looking for the next thing to keep one step ahead of the other holiday cottage providers. Like, for example, we now provide free broadband in our cottages and I am thinking about trying to buy a seasonal ticket so they can park for free in our local beachside car park.

I hope Snowbandit is reading this, so she can keep one step ahead of the opposition in the Alps :D

Ally