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Stolen skis
Just come back from Les Gets where my skis and poles were stolen from
outside a restaurant near the top of a mountain while I was having lunch. I waited around for 2 hrs to see if they had been taken by accident but they didn't re-appear. (My poles were fairly unique carbon composite ones so not easy to take by mistake.) Two points: How do they do it? I mean, how did the thief get up there (crappy old skis maybe) and why bother? Wouldn't it be easier to steal them lower down or in the resort? The lift operators wouldn't let me hitch a lift down; I had to walk and that was a real pain. Took me 4 hrs in total to get back. Anyway, now I have to buy those new skis I was thinking about! |
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"DMG" wrote in message ... Just come back from Les Gets where my skis and poles were stolen from outside a restaurant near the top of a mountain while I was having lunch. I waited around for 2 hrs to see if they had been taken by accident but they didn't re-appear. (My poles were fairly unique carbon composite ones so not easy to take by mistake.) Two points: How do they do it? I mean, how did the thief get up there (crappy old skis maybe) and why bother? Wouldn't it be easier to steal them lower down or in the resort? The lift operators wouldn't let me hitch a lift down; I had to walk and that was a real pain. Took me 4 hrs in total to get back. Anyway, now I have to buy those new skis I was thinking about! Good old insurance companies ;-) However, this is a sad affair. The happened with my uncle when we went to Val d'Isere last February. We were at the restaurant at the top of the Solaise. When we went to report them stolen, it happened on a Friday, the police were very angry. Phrases such as "You rosbeefs are all zee same, last day of ski and you lose everyzing just for insurance" didn't go down too well. Hope it didn't put a downer on your holiday. Joe |
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Joe Hunt wrote: I mean, how did the thief get up there (crappy old skis maybe) and why bother? Wouldn't it be easier to steal them lower down or in the resort? This happened to someone I was skiing with a couple of years ago. The klepto turned out to be one of the hotel's staff - at the end of the season someone found _loads_ of kit he'd nicked during the season. Nicking skis at the top means (if they don't get caught red-handed) they won't get caught at all. However, this is a sad affair. The happened with my uncle when we went to Val d'Isere last February. We were at the restaurant at the top of the Solaise. When we went to report them stolen, it happened on a Friday, the police were very angry. Phrases such as "You rosbeefs are all zee same, last day of ski and you lose everyzing just for insurance" didn't go down too well. I understand the police are going to do spot checks on British tourists leaving the resorts to foil insurance scammers - being targeted and with attitudes like ^^ this could be rather annoying! TimP |
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DMG wrote:
Just come back from Les Gets where my skis and poles were stolen from outside a restaurant near the top of a mountain while I was having lunch. I waited around for 2 hrs to see if they had been taken by accident but they didn't re-appear. (My poles were fairly unique carbon composite ones so not easy to take by mistake.) Two points: How do they do it? I mean, how did the thief get up there (crappy old skis maybe) and why bother? Wouldn't it be easier to steal them lower down or in the resort? Probly just chucked them over his shoulder and off he went. I was amazed on one occasion when I carried a pair of skis down for someone who was injured, no one even thought to ask me why I was carrying a pair of skis over my shoulder. The lift operators wouldn't let me hitch a lift down; I had to walk and that was a real pain. Took me 4 hrs in total to get back. B@stards. |
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"Steve Haigh" wrote in message ... DMG wrote: Just come back from Les Gets where my skis and poles were stolen from outside a restaurant near the top of a mountain while I was having lunch. I waited around for 2 hrs to see if they had been taken by accident but they didn't re-appear. (My poles were fairly unique carbon composite ones so not easy to take by mistake.) Two points: How do they do it? I mean, how did the thief get up there (crappy old skis maybe) and why bother? Wouldn't it be easier to steal them lower down or in the resort? Probly just chucked them over his shoulder and off he went. Probably not considering the OPs next sentence. I was amazed on one occasion when I carried a pair of skis down for someone who was injured, no one even thought to ask me why I was carrying a pair of skis over my shoulder. The lift operators wouldn't let me hitch a lift down; I had to walk and that was a real pain. Took me 4 hrs in total to get back. B@stards. *******s indeed. |
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The lift operators wouldn't let me hitch a lift down; I had to walk and
that was a real pain. Took me 4 hrs in total to get back. Sorry for your skis. It's always a really bad feeling. Were u alone ? Couldn't a friend lend u his skis and then have them back through another skier having a lift uphill ? Of course not if u had to trek down. Thefts are really unlikely to happen in those areas. When the thieves get caught THEY usually call the police. Enotrio |
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Hi Nick
How do they do it? I mean, how did the thief get up there (crappy old skis maybe) and why bother? Wouldn't it be easier to steal them lower down or in the resort? Probly just chucked them over his shoulder and off he went. Probably not considering the OPs next sentence. [Next sentence is, The lift operators wouldn't let me hitch a lift down] So the thief came on skies, took the stolen pair on his shoulder and skied down the piste. I have often two pairs of ski with me on one day. Florian |
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There's no way to predict if or how skis will be stolen, the only way to
stop it is to lock them up if you leave them. A friend of mine was in Courchevel a few years ago at a pit-stop by a piste, when a skier came past and simply swiped a pair of skis stood up in the snow, without even stopping. My son and a mate had three pairs nicked from their apartment balcony in Val d-Isere 13 months ago - it seems the thief climbed up the drain pipe to reach them! Rob "DMG" wrote in message ... Just come back from Les Gets where my skis and poles were stolen from outside a restaurant near the top of a mountain while I was having lunch. I waited around for 2 hrs to see if they had been taken by accident but they didn't re-appear. (My poles were fairly unique carbon composite ones so not easy to take by mistake.) Two points: How do they do it? I mean, how did the thief get up there (crappy old skis maybe) and why bother? Wouldn't it be easier to steal them lower down or in the resort? The lift operators wouldn't let me hitch a lift down; I had to walk and that was a real pain. Took me 4 hrs in total to get back. Anyway, now I have to buy those new skis I was thinking about! |
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In message , Rob White
writes There's no way to predict if or how skis will be stolen, the only way to stop it is to lock them up if you leave them. A friend of mine was in Courchevel a few years ago at a pit-stop by a piste, when a skier came past and simply swiped a pair of skis stood up in the snow, without even stopping. My son and a mate had three pairs nicked from their apartment balcony in Val d-Isere 13 months ago - it seems the thief climbed up the drain pipe to reach them! In hardcore resorts, certainly, but you don't expect your kit to walk in les Gets! -- Sue ];( |
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Nick Hounsome wrote:
How do they do it? I mean, how did the thief get up there (crappy old skis maybe) and why bother? Wouldn't it be easier to steal them lower down or in the resort? Probly just chucked them over his shoulder and off he went. Probably not considering the OPs next sentence. Eh? Don't see the connection between lifties being gits and someone skiing off with a pair over his (or her) shoulder. It's not hard to do. |
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