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Anyone ever experienced ski theft on the mountain.

Anyone ever experienced ski theft on the mountain.

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Started by Finn in Ski Chatter - 33 Replies

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Tony_H
reply to 'Anyone ever experienced ski theft on the mountain.' posted Dec-2009

I've never considered this to be honest, and often leave my skis outside a mountain restaurant or a bar in the town unattended.
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Dave Mac
reply to 'Anyone ever experienced ski theft on the mountain.' posted Dec-2009

No one is going to pinch my skis. They are my likely to leave a 10 Euro note tucked into the heel binding.

Finn
reply to 'Anyone ever experienced ski theft on the mountain.' posted Dec-2009

Tony_H wrote:I've never considered this to be honest, and often leave my skis outside a mountain restaurant or a bar in the town unattended.


Tony, in the bigger resorts it is said that the thieves aren't opportunists but orgainised criminals. I won't be leaving it to chance anymore. New skis like the ones you sleep with would be on the thieves shopping list. One of those security wires Bandit recommends should be provided with every pair of new skis purchased.

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Gooseh
reply to 'Anyone ever experienced ski theft on the mountain.' posted Dec-2009

I'm surely being a bit dense here, but... how exactly does one lock skis? Do you put a (very) short cable in between the toe and heel of the binding, or..?

Bandit
reply to 'Anyone ever experienced ski theft on the mountain.' posted Dec-2009

Gooseh wrote:I'm surely being a bit dense here, but... how exactly does one lock skis? Do you put a (very) short cable in between the toe and heel of the binding, or..?


Typically I pass a cable through each binding heel lever, and then attach to racking/fence etc.

LOTA
reply to 'Anyone ever experienced ski theft on the mountain.' posted Dec-2009

It's rather similar to putting a steering wheel lock on your motor car; it jut might deter a casual thief and make him look elsewhere for easier pickings. I try to remember by wrapping this chain device around the skis and padlocking them to a ski rack.

Caron-a
reply to 'Anyone ever experienced ski theft on the mountain.' posted Dec-2009

My eldest has his pinched from a ski rack one lunchtime. We went back at the end of the day to see if someone had taken them by mistake and left theirs but no luck. They didn't get handed in to the hire shop.

Who on earth would want a battered pair of kids hire skis :evil:

Tony_H
reply to 'Anyone ever experienced ski theft on the mountain.' posted Dec-2009

Hmmm, with brand new skis for us both, I might have to look into this, thanks for the heads up.
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Topic last updated on 08-December-2009 at 17:41