 Poster: A snowHead
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Cynic, a determined thief will steal skis no matter what you do, but I think a big lock is better than nothing. I'd imagine most opportunist thieves don't carry around bolt cutters.
The small cable locks are easily snipped, they're just good to stop people walking off with your skis by mistake.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| cran wrote: |
I don't leave my skis anywhere I can't see them, especially in France.
Now that I'm a ski bum I don't like to waste my beer money buying stuff on the slopes so I take sandwiches with me and it isn't a problem...
Don't leave your skis unattended in France, I know loads of people who have had them nicked. |
I've had much the opposite, very rarely have I heard of anyone getting their skis nicked and never friends or family in the last 20 years. I always splits with my instructor or brother or whoever I'm with though, recommend that practice to absolutely everyone, hire skis or not, wherever you are. Just get into practice with it and you shouldn't have to worry about it.
Sorry to hear you lost your skis 
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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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Jakejenks, we've certainly had reports of other thefts on snowheads - for example admin's Pocket Rockets - and there was even one theft reported from a balcony.
Last edited by Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see? on Sun 11-12-11 23:52; edited 1 time in total
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I guess I've been very lucky, also probably a good advert for ski splitting working...
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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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Ive had 7 weeks on the snow (I know not much compared to some) but I have never locked my gear up when leaving outside mountain restaurants or bars in town, however this thread being brought up might be a strange omen as my mate bought a lock from Brighams last week to use this year 
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| palumbex wrote: |
| To those who do not think to worry about crappy rental skis: The shops I have hired from have had a standard replacement cost that you must pay if you lose your skis. 400Euro for a bashed up pair of skis is a high price to pay. This only applies if you have not taken out insurance with the shop. |
And sometimes even if you have... when you discover the insurance only covers you up to €400 and the shop says "the retail price of those skis is €600".
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bad luck! I had a pair of brand new Salomon Enduros that I was testing nicked from club med in Tignes last year. I only put them down for a minute. Luckily I'd taken out insurance and only had to pay €190 excess which I successfully claimed back from Amex Travel Insurance so I wasn't out of pocket at all - oh, except for the afternoon spent reporting it down at Tignes-le-lac.
I went back to the shop and bought another pair of the skis, and 2xlocks. This year I have a bike lock for at least one of them.
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2 pairs of skis from our group were stolen on different occasions last week from outside the Aspen. Thar be thieving bugs out there!
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IncogSkiSno, bad luck, I had locks on my mind as have new skis and just mounted expensive touring bindings yesterday and I'm off to St Anton in two weeks time. Previously someone took my hire skis from outside KK also. Having read the thread seems a cable lock will be better than retractable ones, will get one so I can enjoy my drinks.
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cran
cran
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190€ excess!!! My skis didn't even cost that much... 
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