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49rider
Posts: 161 - Karma: 10
does anyone lock up their skis to the racks, just got some jp juliens and would be super pissed if someone jacked em,  thinkin about gettin some kinda lock. just curious to see if you guys use em
Oct 12 2007 2:05AM
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zesty_buddy
Posts: 880 - Karma: 28
never have used locks and probably never will.

i havent heard of anything skis or w/e getting snatched so i dont see teh point
Oct 12 2007 2:07AM
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Holte
Posts: 10730 - Karma: 7,744
The handy thing about skis is you have two of them. If you take on JP vs. Julien and put it on one rack, and take the other JP vs. Julien and put it on a different rack a good distance from the first rack, you greatly minimize the chances of them getting stolen.
Oct 12 2007 2:09AM
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TechnoPotamus
Posts: 11626 - Karma: 3,522
i always lock my shit man, people are assholes unfortunately and have no respect for each other.  definitely invest in at least a burton/dakine basic lock.  it's small and fits in your pocket and will deter most from trying to jack your stuff.
Oct 12 2007 2:12AM
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49rider
Posts: 161 - Karma: 10

i do this when i go to bigger places, maybe i'll just do it all the time now

Oct 12 2007 2:12AM
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zzyzx
Posts: 470 - Karma: 10
yea i was thinking about that too. i dont want my new scratches stolen
Oct 12 2007 2:20AM
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49rider
Posts: 161 - Karma: 10
thats it i'm gettin a lock
Oct 12 2007 2:23AM
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Skipig25
Posts: 10729 - Karma: 256
http://www.kryptonitelock.com/Products/ProductDetail.aspx?cid=1002&scid=1001&pid=1134
Oct 12 2007 2:31AM
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Jhorski
Posts: 648 - Karma: 45
i've never used them, it just seems like a waste of money
Oct 12 2007 2:57AM
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eheath
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Exactly, just split them up yo.
Oct 12 2007 3:30AM
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LC.
Posts: 5952 - Karma: 2,423
Those Ski Key locks are good if your hill has the racks that take them. Otherwise split them up.
Oct 12 2007 9:34AM
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kepler.
Posts: 8761 - Karma: 139
i remember hearing someone actually got there skis stolen a while back after having split them up. someone actually took one and then searched for the other and found it.

but really...10 bucks for a lock that will almost gurantee you have your skis after you come back to them seems like a deal to me. my hill has cameras and i always just set my skis up right next to wear a camera is pointing
Oct 12 2007 9:39AM
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cobra_commander
Posts: 16909 - Karma: 4,682
When you lock your skis with that can you tighten(and lock) it down so that there is not 3ft of cable avalible, for a thief to loosen and just  slide your skis out?
Oct 12 2007 10:47AM
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WONTON
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sometimes i just check it in to the gear holding place  

Oct 12 2007 11:17AM
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Skipig25
Posts: 10729 - Karma: 256
it tightens automatically. but yea, it's ratcheting, so you can pull it as tight as you want, then it won't slide back out
Oct 12 2007 11:32AM
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cobra_commander
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I think I might get one then.
Oct 12 2007 11:36AM
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MEGAZORD
Posts: 4531 - Karma: -7
Put the cable through the brakes and then the only way to get them out is to cut the cable or take off the brakes.
Oct 12 2007 11:47AM
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R.Fahey
Posts: 8602 - Karma: 539
You've never heard of skis getting stolen?  Wow.
Oct 12 2007 11:53AM
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GatoGordo
Posts: 1496 - Karma: 10
I always lock my skis, even my shitty rock skis. There are lots of people who steal skis at killington.
Oct 12 2007 4:28PM
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396222687862
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same. i used to think my shit would never get stolen. now i use a lock everytime i ski, the sketchy people wearing sneakers, crappy $20 boots in one hand, $20 jackets, and jeans just sitting on the benches, watching everyone ski in and out are not good. i can't trust people like them.
Oct 12 2007 4:50PM
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candybag82
Posts: 219 - Karma: 51
i dont lock my stuff at my home mountain, but thats cuz we have our own rack and everyone knows there is a camera on it so they would be dumb to take anything, but everywhere else i go its locked
Oct 12 2007 5:13PM
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Shadows
Posts: 8068 - Karma: 42
free ski check! thats the shit man
Oct 12 2007 5:16PM
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Tinga
Posts: 11349 - Karma: 2,333
well i had a snowboard stolen once. and my friend had his skis stolen.... but i still dont lock my shit up. its a pain to get skis remounted to fit your boots so most people wont steal skis.
Oct 12 2007 5:20PM
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GatoGordo
Posts: 1496 - Karma: 10
I really don't think a camera would help, because they could just be wearing a ski mask, bandana, etc, and take a pair of skis. They wouldn't stick out of the croud either.
Oct 12 2007 5:28PM
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Phantom
Posts: 908 - Karma: 180
I like having a mid-mountain lodge, cuz then if someone tries to jack your skis, they have to ski down the whole mountain with them, which would look hella sketchy.
Oct 12 2007 5:29PM
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caucasian_chad
Posts: 4078 - Karma: 3,625
I either lock 'em, put them in my friend's locker, or keep them in sight.
Oct 12 2007 6:46PM
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PhaedeD
Posts: 11498 - Karma: 327
leave one take one with you...
Oct 12 2007 6:47PM
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whattheshit
Posts: 6562 - Karma: 107
i use this,

http://www.skikey.com/images/photos/SkiKey2006GE-05.jpg
Oct 12 2007 6:54PM
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PhaedeD
Posts: 11498 - Karma: 327
i use these

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Oct 12 2007 6:56PM
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Lineskiah11
Posts: 2029 - Karma: 21
i either use ski check or one of those little kryptonite locks. i would be so pissed if my skis got jacked so im going to try to not let that happen
Oct 12 2007 6:58PM
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fourhundred
Posts: 2760 - Karma: 21
I'm definitely getting a lock thing or a ski key. I'm pretty sure we don't have a ski check in thingy
Oct 12 2007 7:05PM
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the.flying.ginge
Posts: 82 - Karma: 10
ye ski clocks are a good idea if u think ur in a doey ski resort i tend just to split them up, my mate put his skis down while he went to get a drink out is rusac that was like 10 metes away and when he got back they were gone, it was wierd, on a small glacier and they were the only pair of nordicas there went looking but didnt even see any one skiing down to the lift on them or holding them, never saw them again
Oct 12 2007 7:21PM
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TerminatorX
Posts: 3087 - Karma: 169
ya i will this year because i got new gear. 2 years ago, some one jacked my friends brand new seth pistols and it sucked because he used his insurance to cover it, causing his insurance bill to go up.
Oct 12 2007 8:27PM
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meggers
Posts: 2094 - Karma: 70
yes i love free ski check!!! but sometimes i use my lock....depends on my mood.
Oct 12 2007 11:13PM
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zesty_buddy
Posts: 880 - Karma: 28
yea well i live in nz so yeah.

is it quite a common occurence or something?
Oct 13 2007 4:16AM
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Lineskiah11
Posts: 2029 - Karma: 21
no its not really common, but it does happen. id rather not take a chance of someone taking my skis. if i bring one of my older pairs i dont really bother but its not a bad habit to get into, specially because then you dont have to worry about it.
Oct 13 2007 10:33AM
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titsLOL
Posts: 7485 - Karma: 396
a few years ago when I snowboarded I tried using a lock, I used it for like two days before I got sick of carrying it around and using it. doesn't hurt any to use it though so if you want to you might as well.
Oct 13 2007 12:04PM
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fragglemuffin
Posts: 3312 - Karma: 444
my home hill is terrible for getting your skis and boards stolen....if you dont lock them up and they look nice, they wont be there for more than 5 minutes.
Oct 13 2007 12:20PM
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ride-rider
Posts: 1761 - Karma: 20
i might get one for my board too, wouldent hurt so why not.
Oct 13 2007 1:32PM
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JibTahoe
Posts: 18 - Karma: 10
i just carry my skis into the lodge with me. signs say no but whatever, no one ever says anything
Oct 13 2007 1:47PM
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chickenwang
Posts: 5639 - Karma: 40
locks can get picked, wires can get cut, people can search for split up skis, if they want em bad enought cuz people are cheap assholes. so your safest bet is to ski all day and you wont have to worry about getting them stolen, unless someone comes to your house/hotel then youve got a big problem. and you should think about witness protection/bodygaurd/packing heat. (notice sarcasim in last sentence.)
Oct 13 2007 1:51PM
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TerminatorX
Posts: 3087 - Karma: 169
^ ya but its easy for other people to see someone trying to pick a lock or going at it with wire cutters.
Oct 13 2007 3:35PM
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396222687862
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mhmm. i ski pretty mcuh all day, cept for a quick 20 minute lunch break, in which i lock my skis up.
Oct 13 2007 3:39PM
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chickenwang
Posts: 5639 - Karma: 40

im eating on the chairlift this year on the nice days brahh

Oct 13 2007 4:15PM
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dave44
Posts: 11052 - Karma: 113
Yeah, but at some smaller mountains where there are fewer people and less racks, you can probably spot out a pair of skis easily.

It depends where you are. I like locking 'em up just in case, but that's just me.
Oct 13 2007 4:20PM
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Phantom
Posts: 908 - Karma: 180

Eating on the lift is sweet. My friend and I ate a pizza on our first ride up of the day. Mmmmm, breakfast.

Oct 14 2007 7:26PM
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zesty_buddy
Posts: 880 - Karma: 28
yea well down in wanaka you dont lock up your house or anything but its like as you move further north it gets worse. auckland and shit are pretty bad i geuss.
Oct 14 2007 8:02PM
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SWA666ER
Posts: 684 - Karma: 30
i lock mine, my friend got his board stolen one year and ever since i have locked my crap
Oct 14 2007 9:43PM
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