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The easiest way to avoid getting your skis stolen!

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OCTO_TRUCKDRIVER
Posts: 120 - Karma: 10
no lock? thats ok!

alot of kids are getting there skis stolen, and it boggles my mind that you dont lock or seperate them, sure, we are supposed to trust people, but go the extra mile and dont play with fire.


ready for the explanation? ok.

when you take your skis to put against the rack, put one on the rack, the other on a rack a couple over.

voila ! no more ski theft.
Jan 9 2008 10:49PM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 150
People have been separating their skis forever..

people watch where you put them, and then they steal them - problem minimised but not sold...
Jan 9 2008 10:51PM
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OCTO_TRUCKDRIVER
Posts: 120 - Karma: 10
its sure a hell of alot better than putting your skis together and just throwing them on racks.. seems like most kids still do that
Jan 9 2008 10:53PM
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bigwhite.steeze
Posts: 8227 - Karma: 1,030
bring em with you inside if possible...i bring mine in when i eat so there in visable site. even though no one would steal my shitty broken invaders
Jan 9 2008 10:56PM
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Nicholas.
Posts: 10905 - Karma: 60
haha wow you are quite the innovator....
Jan 9 2008 11:01PM
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calebski.
Posts: 703 - Karma: 10
i put mine where i can always see them through the lodge window
Jan 9 2008 11:04PM
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P.J.S.
Posts: 1782 - Karma: 11
The easiest way to avoid getting your skis stolen is to not leave their side. If you absolutey must go somewhere without your skis, have a buddy watch them. Your shit will not get stolen, unless your buddy steals them, or is a lazy bastard.
Jan 9 2008 11:10PM
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General_Shredgnar
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Put your skis right next to another pair thats a lot more expensive and nice, that way the thief, if he or she knows what they are doing, will steal the nicer skis and not yours.
Jan 9 2008 11:11PM
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InfernoHits
Posts: 4755 - Karma: 192
heres what I do. I never put my skis down where there is a parking lot around. Like when I go eat lunch at lets say Park City.. I got to the midmountain lodge thing. No one is stealing skis from a top of a mountain and skiing down with them. But I do understnad that at times that is not always an option
Jan 9 2008 11:13PM
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Caveman.
Posts: 9067 - Karma: 330
it seems as though you just reinvented the wheel
Jan 9 2008 11:22PM
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sneveTs
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i always pack lunch and eat on the slopes.. no need for a rack!
Jan 9 2008 11:23PM
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Pippin
Posts: 4846 - Karma: 661
people on here have done that, and some have still reported them still been stolen which majorly sucks, just keep the in eyesight is my best suggestion. but im liking the idea of putting beside a fancier ski
Jan 9 2008 11:26PM
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Canuker
Posts: 4730 - Karma: 165
That my friend is a great idea! i have actually never thought of that. I am going to do this for sure now not that anynes going to steal my 05 143cm line chronic minis.
Jan 9 2008 11:50PM
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shibby
Posts: 7088 - Karma: -19
Skis still get stolen when separated but it's better than nothing I guess. And a good friend of mines mother got her skis stolen at the top of Tremblant when they were separated (that isn't 100% theft proof either).

Here's what I do: lock them. It costs 25$ for a lock.

Also you kids should buy your own shit. Everyone I know who gets mommy and daddy to pay for their skis/board doesn't lock them (let alone take care of them but that's a different issue). You'll be way more cautious with your shit if you pay for it yourself.
Jan 9 2008 11:58PM
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zackblain
Posts: 2322 - Karma: 22
I hide mine in trees, holes, creek beds. Bristol has many different places to hide skis.
Jan 10 2008 12:20AM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 150
have't seen you make a searchbar joke for aggggggges - for some reason i thought you were going all mature or something!! glad i was wrong.
Jan 10 2008 12:33AM
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stingfire
Posts: 315 - Karma: 13
You are all wrong. 


The best way not to get your skis stolen is to snowboard
Jan 10 2008 12:41AM
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Canuker
Posts: 4730 - Karma: 165
hahaha, ru you kidding. Mommy and Daddy dont pay shit for me when it comes to equipment. They will help me out with clothes but only if i need them. i have been paying for ma shit since i was 11 yrs old(im 14)
Jan 10 2008 12:57AM
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Scoszko
Posts: 508 - Karma: 11
That is the exact same thread I thought about when I read this.
Jan 10 2008 1:02AM
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solitaryman
Posts: 3578 - Karma: 123
my mountain has the largest gondola in north america so ha i don't have to worry about theft that much
Jan 10 2008 1:03AM
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Elijah.
Posts: 9322 - Karma: 76
Actually, me and my friend always trade one ski and put them on seperate racks, someone stole one of our pairs of mismatched skis.

So fucking angry...

Luckily they tossed em on the way down the mountain so we got em back.
Jan 10 2008 1:06AM
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nickmcnutt
Posts: 4396 - Karma: 2,966
what?
Jan 10 2008 1:06AM
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Piste.Off
Posts: 11586 - Karma: 1,860
wow thanks! i  will finally have my skis not get stolen!
Jan 10 2008 1:11AM
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treesmann
Posts: 2675 - Karma: 49
thats what you think.... someone stole my 06 fujis on axium 90s with 4 or 5 edge cracks, a huge hole in the sidewall,  bad delamming, and a broken brake at sunday river
Jan 10 2008 1:27AM
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zesty_buddy
Posts: 880 - Karma: 28

man that was a smart theif! (sarcasm)

sucks for you though

Jan 10 2008 6:52AM
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BUMP
Posts: 295 - Karma: 10
seperating skis works ok but the on;y foo pruf method is to lock them up. locks cost 10 $ annd then jjust kkeep it in your ski bag so that you can never forget it. problem solved.
Jan 10 2008 7:28AM
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T-Time
Posts: 231 - Karma: 11
just keep them in site and u will be fine
Jan 10 2008 8:19AM
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BEARS.
Posts: 5380 - Karma: 696
hide them in the closet.
Jan 10 2008 8:50AM
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coolhandluke
Posts: 4465 - Karma: 153
i did that at Alta last year.....at Alfs or whatever the midmountain food stop is

some fucker found one of my Seths on one rack, and another on a second rack, and put them together on a third rack
Jan 10 2008 8:59AM
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freestyler540
Posts: 13084 - Karma: 18,731
But your skis beside more flashy and expensive skis, so your skis look more crappy and less tempting to be stolen


Jan 10 2008 10:32AM
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B.Snow
Posts: 1859 - Karma: 92
tons of skis get stolen even if they're separated. I dont even remember where I put mine when I separate them and I always have to spend like 5 mins trying to find them. So If someone really wanted my skis then the could just take 5 minutes to find the other.
Jan 10 2008 12:44PM
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Big--Ben
Posts: 508 - Karma: 296
I usually just bring a shank an stab niggas when they try to step.
Jan 10 2008 12:49PM
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hotdog.garbage
Posts: 1854 - Karma: 10
its called a fucking ski key, invest the 25 bucks or whatever.
Jan 10 2008 1:22PM
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C.J.
Posts: 5460 - Karma: 72
how about using ski check? its usually free at most mountains, or at most like 2 bucks.
Jan 10 2008 3:21PM
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Billiards.
Posts: 6853 - Karma: 816
I just take my skis with me wherever I go and the problem is solved.
Jan 10 2008 3:33PM
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freeskibum82
Posts: 6355 - Karma: 5,055
never have a need for the lodge.. get ready at car.. ski... leave.. voila
Jan 10 2008 3:45PM
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KeithB.
Posts: 608 - Karma: 12
Yeah. Some of you need to sack up and ski, going in is for pussies. Eat a big breakfast and ski til it's time to go home.
Jan 10 2008 4:04PM
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zerospinskier
Posts: 4867 - Karma: 350
It's prety simple. Just don't go in the damn lodge. You shouldn't be paying $15 for a cheeseburger anyway. I'm a soul skier, so I never stop for lunch.
Jan 10 2008 4:12PM
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Lemuel
Posts: 14490 - Karma: 10,630
so you are one of those fuckers that put their shit on at their car and drags and scrapes their boots and shit across the pavement? real good for your equipment
Jan 10 2008 4:30PM
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DANETRON
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Brink
Jan 10 2008 4:30PM
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Nicholas.
Posts: 10905 - Karma: 60
haha what? i put MY shit on in my car and walk across the lot, theres snow on it anyways most of the time. and thats what everyone does? what do you go in the lodge and put your gear on? hahaha.
Jan 10 2008 4:38PM
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panojibber
Posts: 3382 - Karma: 216
Just hide one of the skis. Problem solved. Put it somewhere where no-one can see it, and then walk away. If you're having huge problems with this though, buy a lock.

On a similar topic, someone stole my helmet, my gloves, and my goggles, then decides they don't like the goggles and turns them into the lost and found the next day. Seriously though, who the fuck steals helmets?
Jan 10 2008 5:35PM
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Skiingslikewhoa
Posts: 426 - Karma: 12
I usually seperate my skis and turn one so the base is showing so unless you know what your looking for or turn a bunch of skis over their hard to find.
Jan 10 2008 5:43PM
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b-kul
Posts: 4350 - Karma: 1,111
like to find the biggest baddest skis i can and hide my skis behind them. so far thats worked 100% well.
Jan 10 2008 5:47PM
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freeskibum82
Posts: 6355 - Karma: 5,055
and rails all season are?
Jan 10 2008 10:03PM
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2bi40s
Posts: 275 - Karma: 15
doesnt work einstein. ive sotlen plently of skis that were seperated. then again ive been caught, but id just shoot them and take their skis anyways.
Jan 10 2008 11:39PM
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sirskizalot
Posts: 4370 - Karma: 161
that is exactly wut i was gonna say
thats one of my strategies
Jan 10 2008 11:49PM
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shibby
Posts: 7088 - Karma: -19
Works too.
Jan 11 2008 12:02AM
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Sleet
Posts: 327 - Karma: 13
Steps:

1) Find a friend
2) Take one of his skis and mix it with yours and the same for the other
3) Seperate it
4) Go smoke a bowl!
Jan 11 2008 12:05AM
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TWoods
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i bring my babies into the lodge with me.
Jan 11 2008 12:09AM
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