ncermak Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Out of curiosity...who has had a board stolen...did you get it back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinecure Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Stolen from my garage during the summer when we had some work going on at the house. Never saw it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crucible Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Living and riding in Vancouver BC, my home hill of Cypress Mountain sees its fair share of board theft. There are signs on every ski and board rack that warn people to lock their equipment up - OR IT WILL BE STOLEN. When I go into the lodge for any length of time, I've gotten into the habit of locking my board inside the trunk of my car- I have a SAAB 900S, so it's not a big deal. Otherwise, I do lock up my board on the rack, and make sure that I sit where I can see it at all times. Sigh. Life in the big city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ak_rider Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 luckily, i've never had a board stolen(knock on wood). I did have my truck stolen from my house in AK while I was in Whistler a few years ago. what a fun experience that was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philfell Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 My car was broken into a few years ago. I had two race stock F2 G.S. boards in it. They didn't take my boards they took my CD player which didn't work, and a jacket that had some holes worn in it. I was pretty psyched with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trikerdad Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 years ago I had a Sims 175 ACE stolen at Mt Shasta. I had locked it to the ski rack with a cable and combo lock (school locker type Master lock). When I came out of the lodge, my cable and open padlock were laying in the snow under where my board had been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Dahl Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 No one steals race boards around here, none of the pawn shops take 'em. OTOH, I board check everything now 'cause I hate broken glass, and long freeride boards are fair game to thieves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Fortunately, no snowboards stolen to date. And I'm gonna try to keep it that way Had a custom surfboard stolen a LONG time ago. It was taken from the back of my pick-up when I had my back turned for just a few minutes. Turned up a couple of years later. My name and serial # were scribed on the blank right next to the stringer which aided in me getting it back. I also kept the original bill of sale. I definitely agree with what's been said here and other threads: Lock it, secure it, check it, whatever, the best you can and keep photos, serial #s and receipts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derm75 Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 I had a Burton M6 stolen at a resort in Wisconsin about 15 years ago, wasn't locked. The thief tried to sell it at a swap meet at my local shop and I recognized it and he got busted. Insurance had already paid me for it so I kept the money and upgraded to a PJ6 that I still have in the garage. I wish I still had the M6 too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Early season , lots of snow, had all my gear in the truck. Parked it under bright street lights on a rise across the street from the expo center (where the ski and snowboards show was being held) It might has well been on one of those rotating auto dealer platforms! I was exiting the show at closing with a good friend and girlfriend with 3 brand new longboards over my shoulder. Look over and GONE! Numerous snowboards, skis, climbing gear, clothing etc, etc, etc. Truck was found ditched and stripped a few days later. Bummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 I had a Burton M6 stolen at a resort in Wisconsin about 15 years ago, wasn't locked. The thief tried to sell it at a swap meet at my local shop and I recognized it and he got busted. Insurance had already paid me for it so I kept the money and upgraded to a PJ6 that I still have in the garage. I wish I still had the M6 too. Derm. Blue and white? Fairly common, they pop up from time to time. You should be able to make that wish come true. I road them for a while too, right after my Lib-Tech inter-course kicked my butt one to many times. The crack in the skeleton's neck is no joke! It is there as a warning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcross.au Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 never had one stolen, Thing is with my mountain the lifties remember is someone is on a different device to ski on. + on any given day i am more then likely going to be the only hardbooter that they see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 My first board, technically maybe not qualifies as stolen. Too short, too narrow, Morrow foam core. Left it against a snow bank in the parking lot, came back 30 mins later, gone. One of the best things that ever happened to my riding, as next set up was a Burton Air, Torques and Comps. Ultimatley decided my riding style and now here I am on plates. Bryan, BUMMER about your truck and all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie00 Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 A division 23 Marc morrisette snowboard. Old board that my sister was using last year and she loved it. Went to the bathroom and it was gone. The board was 7 years old and it was about to be retired as a bench for my basement. Everytime I go riding, I'm hoping to see the board under someone's feet. Ernie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjvircks Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Pretty good results so far... I usually head to the hill with a board and skis. I stash one or the other somewhere convenient. Often I'll take a trashbag along to put the boots in to keep snow out. I loop a lock cable thru buckles, bindings. This March my son and I were having a couple 'end of the day' beers at the outdoor snow bar at the base of Steamboat. Good rays, good tunes, good company. Then Joe says 'hey Dad, where's your board?' I'd left the board and hardboots at the top of the gondola, and they were close to shutting down! I should have just put out a sign HEY!! STEAL THIS COMPLETE SETUP edit: I didn't feel like committing a 'CUI' violation (carving under influence) after retreving my gear so I did the right thing and rode the gondola back down. I'm no Bode! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baka Dasai Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 There are signs on every ski and board rack that warn people to lock their equipment up - OR IT WILL BE STOLEN. Does the sign really include "..OR IT WILL BE STOLEN"? If so that seems to subtly imply to potential thieves that they are justified in stealing unlocked boards, and that the owners of those boards are somehow at fault. Seems counterproductive to me. Not that I'm saying you shouldn't lock your board - I always do. Too many thieves around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimo Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 and I always thought I was the only one on the mountain ever locking my stuff. I don't know how much good it does 'cuz you could probably cut thru my cable with some toe nail clippers, but if figure if my board is just a little more difficult to steal than some one else's I'm that much better off. Kinda like the two guys camping in the woods when a big grizzly wanders into their campsite. One guy immediately starts putting on his running shoes. The other guy says, "you idiot, you'll never out run a grizzly". The first guy says, "I don't have to outrun the grizzly. I just have to outrun you." -- HA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crucible Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 The sign actually says: "High theft area. Please lock your skis and snowboards or there is a high chance that they will be stolen." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derf Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 I had my first board stolen at the end of the first day riding it (second day snowboarding). I went to the bathroom at the end of the day, I didn't lock it because I didn't know people locked their gear. Stupid me. Insurrance paid for it so I got a new one. I was a 1991 Burton Air that I bought used from a guy at school (and I overpaid for it). I the got a 1993 Burton Air with the new 3D bindings that just came out! I still have that board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gleb Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 I had my first board stolen at the end of the first day riding it (second day snowboarding). I went to the bathroom at the end of the day, I didn't lock it because I didn't know people locked their gear. Stupid me. Insurrance paid for it so I got a new one. I was a 1991 Burton Air that I bought used from a guy at school (and I overpaid for it). I the got a 1993 Burton Air with the new 3D bindings that just came out! I still have that board. thats defintly not a good way to a riding career. My friend's board was stolen when we went in to get lift tickets. On the video, it was some punk kids that were probably with a school group. It really ruined our night and defintly her season. Luckily, I only had my mountain dew give a way skis that night because my Burton Winds were still getting stretched out. Next season, I'll have an F2 with TD2s so I'll be defintly locking it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 When I first started teaching at a local hill, I had a piece of crap board that I was riding, and old ride system. I walked out of the instructors lodge and found two kids walking towards the parking lot with it!! I was 17 at the time, and I flipped out on these two kids, who must have been around 15 or so. Suffice to say, one of the kids walked away with a bloody and broken looking nose from where I had hit him with my board. I'm like a papa bear when someone is threatening my cubs. Or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateW Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 Nothing of mine stolen (knock on wood) but a friend of mine who worked for the ski area this season told me that they have several boards reported stolen every day. Standard procedure around here is to lean boards against racks while going into the lodge. It's crazy how many are just sitting out there ready to be carried off. I'm surprised there isn't more vigilante activity with people leaving boards as bait and then beating the **** out of thieves. Or at least following them to their cars and reporting them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dragonsword5 Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 Standard procedure around here is to lean boards against racks while going into the lodge. It's crazy how many are just sitting out there ready to be carried off. Have you ever been to Shawnee Mountain on the days that they have the bus loads of kids. I was there once and there were so many ski's and boards just lying around that it was impossible not to step on anything. I wouldn't have been suprised if that stuff got stolen. This happened pretty much everyweekend with the bussing. They just leave their equipment on the ground (or throw it down and walk away). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncermak Posted April 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 I suppose I want to know who the 4 guys who like steal boards are... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gleb Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 When I first started teaching at a local hill, I had a piece of crap board that I was riding, and old ride system. I walked out of the instructors lodge and found two kids walking towards the parking lot with it!! I was 17 at the time, and I flipped out on these two kids, who must have been around 15 or so. Suffice to say, one of the kids walked away with a bloody and broken looking nose from where I had hit him with my board.I'm like a papa bear when someone is threatening my cubs. Or something like that. oh my god! it is my dream to do that!!! Just to catch someone in the act of stealing my board... "Oh i thought it was mi..." (he wouldn't have time to finish that sentence) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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