How do you protect your skis from theft?

mattytru · 2012-11-24 16:46:03

i got a new pair of skis today and it's the first time i've gotten skis of the current model year. i also got them mounted with pivots, so they really stand out. my question is, what do you do to make sure no one snags your skis? is it worth investing in a lock? thanks

DBL

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Oh yeah, a ski key is a must in my opinion, the ones for the metal racks with the little rectangular holes and bar. I can't post a pic cause im on mobile, but i think you know what im talking about

Nov 24 2012 4:50PM

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locks are a pretty good deterrent but nothing more. most locks have a relatively thin cable that can be clipped through pretty easily if the thief wants them bad enough.

what I always do it separate my skis. put one right next to the slope where you took them off and one right by the door as you walk in. this way theyre separated but you dont have to go out of your way to collect them again because theyre both on your way back to the lift

Nov 24 2012 4:53PM

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That's clever, I'm at a fairly small hill so not many things are stolen.

Nov 24 2012 5:06PM

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Craigskis

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Ski key use it every time. Never had a pair of skis stolen.

Nov 24 2012 5:07PM

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SkiBum.

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I just leave them. My every day skis are beat to piss, if someone takes them, they are talking a pair of skis with 300+ days and the bindings have 450+ days.

Nov 24 2012 5:09PM

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tanner48

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you could always keep them on your feet.. but thats not really the answer. i just put mine next to the newest nicest skis i can find and hope that if someone is stealing skis they take the ones next to mine. i ski at a small mountain anyway not much theft.

Nov 24 2012 5:42PM

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I keep them in my sight at all times or lock my car and hide the skis under old jackets.

Nov 24 2012 5:45PM

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Petey.

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I just put them somewhere visible from where I'll be sitting in the lodge. I hate going in for breaks but sometimes it's necessary so I just hawkeye my sticks until my friends man up and go back outside

Nov 24 2012 5:49PM

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2_fadez

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a cheap cable lock that I loop through parts of the heel piece.

Nov 24 2012 5:50PM

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roddy116

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free skis corral, get at me.

Nov 24 2012 5:51PM

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KravtZ

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slopeside country club you jelly? No ski thefts for dayyyzzz

Nov 24 2012 6:39PM

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Sometimes i'm glad i ride trashed skis. These are the perks

- Not gonna go ape shit if they get stolen
- Look so trashed no one would ever want them
- Have piece of mind, knowing i can just leave those fuckers anywhere without worrying about a thing.

Disadvantages of trashed skis are

- Skis are literally falling apart
- Edges are either missing or so bad you can't turn on hard snow.

When i do get new skis, i keep them real close to where i am or able to see them from a window. Pretty bad strategy but that's what i do.

Nov 24 2012 6:48PM

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localonvolkls

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draw some dicks on them

Nov 24 2012 7:16PM

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Free Ski Checks

Nov 24 2012 7:19PM

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I always put my skis next to other really nice pairs hahaha

Nov 24 2012 7:55PM

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$20 lock > at least $600 replacing stolen ones

Nov 24 2012 7:59PM

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haha

thief: I'm selling some ar'7s in great condition except for some dicks drawn on them

Nov 24 2012 8:16PM

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so this is what you do you find a friend with shitty skis and when you go in for breaks you put one of your skis with one of their skis and you face their skis out so no one will see you super nice skis all they will see are your friends shitty skis!!!

Nov 24 2012 8:22PM

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bighomieflock

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!!!!

Nov 24 2012 8:25PM

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make sure that you are known are somebody not to fuck with

Nov 24 2012 8:27PM

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I just carry mine with me wherever I go. It's not that hard, and they'll never get taken!

Nov 24 2012 9:00PM

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Sharko

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must make airplane bathrooms tough

Nov 24 2012 9:28PM

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arnie_grape

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if I'm not at my home mountain I separate them but other than that I just leave em. my hill is literally in the middle of a suburb, nobody locks anything and I've rarely heard of anything being stolen.

Nov 24 2012 9:30PM

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I'll either use the free ski coral or just stick one of those cheap ass cable locks on them. Usually the cable locks are enough to scare off most people, I don't tend to leave my skis alone for very long anyways.

Nov 24 2012 9:36PM

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separate them. or what someone else said.. put them next to other people's really nice skis/boards so that they pale in comparison and no one will want them.

Nov 24 2012 9:44PM

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I just use one of those cables that you can like wind up. Kinda like this

Im the only one of my friends that do it, I just like to have a peace of mind when I'm in the lodge for a long time or a quick bathroom break. It takes, what, like 10 seconds to lock your skis? Just my opionion.

Nov 24 2012 10:03PM

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i leave mine near a bar on the hill which has a security camera which faces outside. if anyone steals them go to the bar and ask to check the camera. otherwise the camera is visible so its a deterrent in itself.

Nov 24 2012 10:07PM

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Thadius.Castle

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Hire a fucking jaguar to watch them.

Nobody wants to fuck with a jaguar.

Nov 25 2012 12:32AM

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Oh on the airplane they barley fit in the overhead compartment, don't even get me started about the washrooms on those things

Nov 25 2012 2:36AM

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Paint wu-tang logos all over them. Boone will fuck with you.

Drawing dicks would work really good to.

But I seriously use a burton cable lock. I could cut it off so quick but on a rack full of skis better than mine, is a thief going to take his time to cut mine off while all these unlocked skis aree just sitting there?

Nov 25 2012 2:47AM

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claymore landmine

Nov 25 2012 3:16AM

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haha I just got skis of the current model year for the first time too and put pivots on em too

Nov 25 2012 3:31AM

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ski.cats

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buy boone skis

Nov 25 2012 3:32AM

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this

Nov 25 2012 3:37AM

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i use a ski key since we have the compatible racks here since its actually pretty secure, and someone would probably have to unscrew your bindings to steal your skis from it, but if we didnt have the racks i probably wouldnt even bother with one of those, you can pretty much just twist and snap those things. I guess it would discourage the average person looking to steal some skis from grabbing them really quickly, but if someone wants to steal your skis, its not going to stop them in anyway.

Nov 25 2012 4:33AM

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I epoxy razor blades on my underfoot.

Nov 25 2012 4:37AM

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Take em inside...most places just say "please no skis..." That's asking not telling

Nov 25 2012 7:57AM

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Ali_Dibden

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Thats a surprisingly good idea actually, well played sir!

Nov 25 2012 8:05AM

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^ Yep

Nov 25 2012 8:52AM

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skibeest

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Put them on the most crowded rack and get a cheap lock, kind of like a bike lock chain.

Here: http://www.backcountry.com/pacsafe-retractasafe-100-cable-lock?CMP_SKU=PSF0016&MER=0406&CMP_ID=GAN_GPLA&003=8219600&010=PSF0016-SMK-ONSI&mr:trackingCode=2FB4AEC8-8E50-E011-9324-0019B9C043EB&mr:referralID=NA&mr:adType=pla&mr:ad=28359851025&mr:keyword=&mr:match=&mr:filter=20762933025&origin=pla&gclid=CMef-4Ko6rMCFQSg4AoduisA_w

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this is the one

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