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Ski Lock?

marzNC

Angel Diva
Also be careful with gondola's. DH got his "switched" when he unloaded.
A little off topic, but it does help to have sticker(s) on skis to make them easier to spot on a rack.

A couple days ago I headed to the wrong pair of skis because someone had the same skis (older model no longer sold). Couldn't quite remember where I'd left mine. Only noticed the poles looked different when I got to the wrong rack.

I try to put skis on the end of a rack when there is space available. Limits the number of places to look when there are lots of racks in the same general area.
 

Ms Mia

Angel Diva
I use a "ski lock" like this one but as others have said, it requires the right kind of ski rack. It slots into the rack and you slide a smash small bar across that's attached to the rack, and the lock attaches to the bar, making it impossible to remove the skis (or snowboard). Our local resort has these racks and I noticed a lot of people have these locks - which means a lot of people believe they are both necessary and effective! I don't use it all the time, but definitely on busy days.

My only worry is my poles- with my old poles, I fed the rack bar through my pole straps so that they were also locked. But I recently bought the Lekis and the straps are on my gloves, so my beautiful poles are free game for any thief. And I've heard that poles go missing more frequently than skis on the busy days. So I've taken to bringing my poles inside with me, even for bathroom breaks! I've never seen the cable locks, but I might look into one, having seen other posts here saying that you wrap the cable around the poles as well.
 

Jilly

Moderator
Staff member
@Ms Mia , when you push the locking bar over, make sure the grip on your pole is above it. This locks the poles in with the skis. With the baskets at the other end, they can't be threaded out of the system.

Also for anyone...if you're using the Ski Key racks, make sure the skis (and in the case above for poles) that you use the rectangle on the bottom. If not, skis can be removed from the locked top brackets.
 

diymom

Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I try to put skis on the end of a rack when there is space available. Limits the number of places to look when there are lots of racks in the same general area.
Just like parking my car, I like to park my skis in the same area each time too. This past week at Diva West I was happy that the same spot was always waiting for me at Alf's.

As far as prevention goes I also have both a cable lock and a ski-key. I don't always use them, but I know I should. I keep them both in my boot bag and will grab the ski-key if there are the right racks since it is much smaller and I can then lock anywhere in the rack. The cable is for when there are no ski-key racks, but then I can only lock to the ends of the racks.

Like @marzNC I also do stickers, but mine are cute kid's ones instead of resorts. I also like to pick unusual binding color combos to help prevent accidental swaps and it helps me to find them in the rack. For example this week I brought two skis but only one binding and chose the orange bindings instead of the bright yellow that is more standard on one of my pairs. I got a hug from a stranger at Alf's when I helped him to locate his rentals in the middle of the racks when he was certain they were gone. The description -grey Salomons. Talk about camouflaged in the forrest of skis. (I figured theft or mistake were unlikely since it was mid-mountain and the combo of shorter skis he was describing and larger boots he was wearing made an accidental swap equally unlikely.) Making your skis stand out in a personal way is helpful, with the bonus that your friends can see when you are at the hill but in the lodge :smile:
 

Adaski

Certified Ski Diva
I’ve been locking my skis regularly for the last 10 years to be honest. Whether I am at my home mountain in Maine or when I travel anywhere else to ski. I don’t do it every single time, but most of the time. It’s just something ingrained in me to lock things of value I guess. I use a retractable wire lock, and run it through the rack and brakes on my skis, also wrapping my poles in because they don’t have straps so it keeps everything together and tidy.
Good tips!
 

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