STOLEN SKIS, Snowmass

**other grskier** · 12-28-2007, 05:14 PM

This totally sucks, and not like oh man i lost my mittens, but more like shit someone stole my wallet with the wedding rings inside sucks.

So i had the most epic day skiing snowmass. We got into baby ruth and ampitheater, hucking into bottomless powder. It was amazing. not only that but i was able to stick my first backflip mute grab. It wasn't like the style Jp Auclair showed us in 13, but i got the flip and i got the grab. Moreover i attest my sticking this trick directly to my fresh pair of K2 Maiden AK's. These skis were like a part of me. I would wipe'em down at the end of the day. I would run a stone down the edges before skiing everyday. I even had them hotwaxed at the local shop.

Ok the Timeline:
9:36 -- On the lift with my friends
10:43 -- We hit lower baby ruth...epic powder, seriously
11:30is -- we hit strawberry patch in which below there i did my BF mute
12:30ish -- quick lunch at up4pizza
1:15 -- we headed into ampitheater and did airs into flat pow...so fun
2:30 -- the day is done, time to head to the village for some brews
2:56 -- i place my skis/poles right outside the ticket building. I go in to put my shoes on. Time in ticket building: 10min
3:06 -- I come out side to grab my boards
3:07 -- I can't find them
3:15 -- I realize they have been stolen
3:30 -- I file a stolen ski report with snowmass village police
4:00 -- I just got home and i'm posting to see if anyone know anything
Right Now -- I pounding JD and smoking weed to numb the pain of my lost sticks
very soon -- I find the cheeky bastard who perpatrated this heinous crime and tie him down and take a huge cleveland steamer on his face while stomping him in the balls

FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK!!!!!!!

**Lloyd Braun** · 12-28-2007, 05:34 PM

that sucks. sorry to hear it.

It has happened to me at snowmass. File a report with the snowmass police too.

I got mine [skis] back. Some gaper grabbed the wrong pair when he left and when the loser went to click in his boots, they didn't fit and he returned the skis to skico ticket office. they called and I got them back.

I hope you do too!

good luck.

PS. if you don't get them back, call "Play It Again Sports" in Aspen to let him know not to buy your HOT skis

**other grskier** · 12-28-2007, 05:38 PM

Originally Posted by Lloyd Braun

that sucks. sorry to hear it.

It has happened to me at snowmass. File a report with the snowmass police too.

I got mine [skis] back. Some gaper grabbed the wrong pair when he left and when the loser went to click in his boots, they didn't fit and he returned the skis to skico ticket office. they called and I got them back.

I hope you do too!

good luck.

PS. if you don't get them back, call "Play It Again Sports" in Aspen to let him know not to buy your HOT skis

Ya i'm praying thats the case. But the maiden's are such a unique graphic i would think that would difficult to confuse. Plus i had a big oakly sticker on them too. Thanks for the help, gonna call 'play it again' for sure.

**AsheanMT** · 12-28-2007, 05:51 PM

That fucking pisses me off. Ski thieves should be shot dead.

**danimal's dead** · 12-28-2007, 05:54 PM

PS. if you don't get them back, call "Play It Again Sports" in Aspen to let him know not to buy your HOT skis

Thieving little punks in Asspen, what's wrong with the world.

My board got stolen last year. I found it at a pawn shop that sells second hand sporting goods. I bet your skis end up in Denver. My advice is don't call the pawn shops as they won't be very helpful (they basically make their money fencing stolen goods for crackheads), just wait a couple days and go check out their skis. It helps if you have pictures of your skis or a receipt. And I don't know if you talked to real police or rentacops but make sure you file a real police report with a really good description of the skis with any unique idnetifiers, like said Oakley stickers. When the cops get involved the pawn shop will try to keep the merchandise because they know they will never recoup what they paid for the skis, luckily I had made a very detailed description of my board in the police report with unique characteristics that distinguished my board from others of the same vintage. Example, the bindings I had on the board at the time had one red ladder piece and 3 black ones, so the cop is in the back with the manager of the pawn shop and the manager is trying to phuck me out of my snowboard by saying I'm just impersonating the rightful owner, cop comes back to me and says tell me one thing that is unique about your board, I say, "it has 1 red ladder piece and 3 blacks ones," cop looks back at pawn shop phuckhead and says, "with the description he gave in the police report and that id this is an open and shut case," and they gave me back my board and bindings.

Good Luck.

**Sutter** · 12-28-2007, 06:01 PM

After you file all necessary reports and make the calls you need to make smoke more cheeba and looks at psychedelic optical illusions, shit is tripped out. sorry about the made'ns, stealing is the pits. +++++vibes+++++++

**Mott the Hoople** · 12-28-2007, 06:43 PM

People.....buy yourselves some ski locks and use them.

**Lloyd Braun** · 12-28-2007, 07:07 PM

Originally Posted by other grskier

But the maiden's are such a unique graphic i would think that would difficult to confuse.

My skis that were taken were Salomon CrossMax10s. Not a common ski. The skis were leaning against the directory (next to the cirque restaurant) with my boots and poles. the idiot took just my skis that were actually broken that day. My skis and his skis didn't even look alike, were different sizes, and were located in a totally different place. It made no sense at all. Gapers are idiots and do idiotic things. again good luck.

**OSki** · 12-28-2007, 07:09 PM

Feel your pain. Had my 777's ripped off in the snowmass mall two years ago. I'd call the shops in glenwood and give a description - never underestimate the stupidity of thieves. Also happened to a buddy of mine once at Highlands and the cops got the guy getting off RFTA downvalley, maybe worth giving rfta a heads up too???

**leroy jenkins** · 12-28-2007, 07:38 PM

Damn, I have always been afraid of getting my sticks stolen, but after a while I realized most of the people looking at my sticks (ak rockets, squads, ants, etc) were just clueless gapers more interested in "what the hell are those crazy waterski things?" than stealing them.

I always figured that the type of people that ski big skis aren't usually thieves, but it sucks you had to find out otherwise.

All the suggestions so far are good, I'd be checking ebay religiously as well. You can actually set it up so that you get emailed a notice whenever an item matching your search criteria is listed. Just search for something, and theres a link near the top to add it to your favorite searches. Search craigslist as well.

Regardless, if you find them, and the cops aren't able to help you for some reason, let the maggots know. I know you haven't been here too long, and no offense, aren't really part of the community yet, but I can't fucking stand thieves. Let us know if we can help.

EDIT: just to echo Loyd Braun's last comment, people on vacation seem to love to revel in their stupidity.

**Kevo** · 12-28-2007, 08:11 PM

Just wondering- is this GR and if not what is your connection to the other GR from snowmass?

**~mikey b** · 12-28-2007, 08:13 PM

contact the gear exchange in glenwood springs, too

**Huckin eh?** · 12-28-2007, 08:23 PM

Sucks bigtime dude!
I hope you get em back.

I pity the fool who tries to steal my skis

**samuelf** · 12-28-2007, 08:32 PM

what size? what bindings?

**other grskier** · 12-28-2007, 08:46 PM

Originally Posted by samuelf

what size? what bindings?

179, salomon 914

no word...i gotta bad feeling my skis are gone. i've got a pair of explosiv's from 5yrs ago. they'll work but its not the same.

**Ski Moegain** · 12-28-2007, 08:48 PM

Well son you got it all wrong now.
Smoking pot causes you to kill Kittens
Don't do it
Think about the poor kittens torn in two now go rethink your life
For the kitty sake

**Ski Moegain** · 12-28-2007, 08:51 PM

no realy man that sucks
I know some guy who got is $1,000 dollar custom skis and poles taken
He got them purly hand made

**TJ.Brk** · 12-28-2007, 08:51 PM

start doing a search on ebay and craigslist. See who is selling those skis and where the payment options are. Play along. Ask if they will ship to Aspen. They will say hey we are in Aspen. Then bust the fuckers when you go to buy the skis. Let the cops know.

Its been done before tracking your skis down this way, but do it fast.

**other grskier** · 12-28-2007, 08:53 PM

Originally Posted by TJ.Brk

start doing a search on ebay and craigslist. See who is selling those skis and where the payment options are. Play along. Ask if they will ship to Aspen. They will say hey we are in Aspen. Then bust the fuckers when you go to buy the skis. Let the cops know.

Its been done before tracking your skis down this way, but do it fast.

yup, been searchin ebay all evening. no luck. thanks for the tips

**StormTrooper** · 12-28-2007, 08:59 PM

sorry dude, that stinx! i look like a total douchebag, but whenever I go anywhere at a ski resort, my sticks are with me. Bar, bathroom, cafeteria.....wherever they're in my sight. I know so many people that have gotten jacked it's ridiculous. like the dudes said above, contact any second hand buyer and of course internet selling sights like craigslist. good luck

**Jumper Bones** · 12-29-2007, 12:48 AM

Dude, I even take my skis into the shitter with me if I have to.

Skis don't get left around in base areas, it's just too easy to grab & dash.

**iceman** · 12-29-2007, 12:55 AM

Originally Posted by StormTrooper

sorry dude, that stinx! i look like a total douchebag, but whenever I go anywhere at a ski resort, my sticks are with me. Bar, bathroom, cafeteria.....

You are retarded, and I fucking LIVE to hate people like you.

Have a nice day.

**iceman** · 12-29-2007, 12:57 AM

Originally Posted by Jumper Bones

Dude, I even take my skis into the shitter with me if I have to.

Skis don't get left around in base areas, it's just too easy to grab & dash.

Jesus, you too?

Split em up, go have lunch. No thief is gonna hunt down the missing ski, get fucking serious.

**CherryMoon** · 12-29-2007, 02:33 AM

Sorry to hear. Hope you get them back.

Kind of a reminder I should pickup a cable lock and thread it through the bindings.

**GapersGoHome** · 12-29-2007, 04:34 AM

I totally feel your pain, brother... I watched my skis walk away from the rack just outside a bar window (not at my home mountain)... Followed the kid for a few yards, then confronted him... funny thing was, he was wearing street shoes, my skis are mounted tele, and he tried to say they were his... So I yelled that someone was stealing my skis, and about five dudes came over to assist me.. the fucker dropped them and ran... of course, I couldn't follow, since I had boots on, damnit... but GOD, did I want to beat his little punk ass. Did get to keep my skis though...

Here's to hopin' that they turn up.