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[quote="skimummk"]Trying to decide whether to buy a ski lock/ pay the shop insurance or just take our chances. As we are going twice this year I'm thinking maybe a lock would be better use of the cash, but that wouldn't stop them getting damaged.
I rarely hire skis but when i do I always take out insurance.
I also chain my skis both at a restaurant and in the boot / locker room to avoid a stupid mistake with someone taking them in error.
Whenever possible I will split skis with someone else and put them far apart also.
Do what you can to make it difficult for thieving scumbags and people not paying attention and you will have your skis every time after lunch.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| TJToms wrote: |
| EricTheRed wrote: |
| I'd say yes the shop insurance is worth it. Our group was in Mayrhofen a few years back and got the bus to Zell am Ziller. At the end of the day we were having beers in the apres bar at the foot of the slopes while waiting for the bus. We had mixed our skis up to deter thieves etc but one mismatched pair still went missing. We went back to the hire shop and they just gave my wife another pair of skis since she'd taken out the shop insurance, but her friend who hadn't taken out the shop insurance had to go get a police report and sort out paperwork which took a few hours and meant they missed dinner. Not the end of the world but it was hassle they didn't need and since then they've always taken the shop insurance. |
Thanks for the info. I'm assuming the friend who didn't have cover had to cough up for the cost of the skis? |
Yep, they paid for the skis and claimed back successfully on their travel insurance. They probably got a bit lucky with that as the skis were left unattended and unsecured.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| EricTheRed wrote: |
| TJToms wrote: |
Thanks for the info. I'm assuming the friend who didn't have cover had to cough up for the cost of the skis? |
Yep, they paid for the skis and claimed back successfully on their travel insurance. They probably got a bit lucky with that as the skis were left unattended and unsecured. |
Yes, very lucky. I just can't be bothered with the hassle so will purchase insurance with the shop. Booked with Alpinresorts tonight with a cheap deal anyway, further enhanced with a promo code so that'll help cover the insurance 
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| rickboden wrote: |
Whenever possible I will split skis with someone else and put them far apart also.
Do what you can to make it difficult for thieving scumbags and people not paying attention and you will have your skis every time after lunch. |
The only time I had someone in a group 'lose' their skis after lunch they had split them with another group member. Still didn't stop some numpty picking them up by accident, somehow managing to get them on despite being completely different skis with different binding settings and ski them down the mountain. It all got resolved in the end, but there's no guarantee that this is sufficient.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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