Stolen Crap at Blue....Sarah@blue, what's BMR doing?

Verno

Verno

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So, I just got word that my gear just got stolen from lovely Blue after lending it to my bro.

Here's what really chaps my arse. There's a solution to this. Blue pays $2k, puts up a few cameras and catches a few kids stealing crap and hopefully deters them from ever doing it again. I know it's not Blue's "responsibility", and I know that there's an "easy solution"....lock up your crap!...but you know what? A lock shouldn't have to be an essential part of your gear. I know when I rent a full package at Blue, it doesn't include a lock!

Anyways, Sarah@Blue, is there any chance you can take back a few suggestions such as mine or any other from other locals to BMR management and try to get something done. Something proactive. Something that's not going to ruin a paying and staying customers day? Please do so.

I ain't trying to start a firestorm here....Blue has no culpability...that's a fact.
 
dude it sucks that your shit got stolen but you gotta face the facts

shit gets stolen these days if you dont lock it up. would you leave your bike unlocked downtown?
 
^ im so down for that... always wondered wat it would be like to kick somebody with a ski boot
 
haha ive always kinda wanted someone to pick my skis up while im walking out the door so i can just get like 12 people to go knock him out.
 
get a ski key, lock your shit. don't be dumb

i guess they could put up a ski key rack at the bottom of the park, that would help out a bit methinks
 
thats true lol, today i put my skis down like in the middle of the ski rack area and my shins were fucken swolen and shit and i needed to get me boots off so i just left them there for an hour and they were still there so i was LUCKY
 
it sucks rather large testicles that shit gets stolen but as has been said before, you gotta face the facts.

with ski gear really going up in price lately ($1499.99 for Rossignol Mutix) the potential for theft gets greater and greater and resorts like blue growing exponentially in size, there are many more "undesirable types" on the hill. im by no means saying i think a lock should become 100% necessary but it goes with the territory.

putting out "bait gear" in the racks would be a good idea but it would only help stop theft rings and not individuals acting alone. when a group of people gets busted then their little team with more than likely move on but for those doing it by themselves it makes no difference seeing as though blue would definately not be making a big announcement that a theft ring at their resort had been broken up because it would be negative PR for them to publicly state that theft is a problem at their resort.

bottom line: if you're gonna spend upwards of $600-$800 on a ski setup, $25-$30 for a SKI-KEY is a relatively small investment.

 
A ski-key is not the point.

I'm asking WHAT IS BLUE MOUNTAIN GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?

99% of their paying guests don't lock stuff up....but that's the same with any resort.

BLUE might be the worst place in the entire WORLD for getting stuff stolen. It's just too easy.

All I'm asking for is a tiney $2k investment to help them help satisfy their customers a bit more. I know BMR is cheap, but heck, even $500 bucks can buy you a couple of "this area is under video surveillance" signs and a couple of fake camera bubbles.

The problem is there. Do something...anything...about it.

All I'm asking is for some effort here.
 
over the 4 years i've had a pass at blue i've never had anything stolen. perhaps if you were a little more proactive in protecting your gear you might not be in the situation you're in now.

the easiest way: put one ski at one end of the racks and one at the other

and no, blue is not the worst place for getting shit stolen

 
Being an instructor and being responsible for 10 kids and thier gear during lunch hour at Blue and never having anything stolen... its not that hard

seperate your skis and keep your poles together with one ski, loop them over your tip and they wont fall over or get kicked around.

But I have to agree with Rob... with the price of equipment and set ups these days a ski key or cable lock is minimal compared to even new poles half way through the season.

Blue Mountain or any resort is not responsible for your gear because you are leaving it unlocked at your discression. It is your decision not to lock it up and Blue and most resorts tell you to lock your gear to help prevent and detter theft.

So instead of asking what Blue or other resorts are doing to detter the problem, or asking your buddies what you can scheme up to stop the problem ask yourself what you yourself can do to protect your gear.

as it was said before you dont leave you bike unlocked downtown, you dont leave your car unlocked with your wallet sitting on the dash. So why would you leave your gear unlocked at the hill when you there has been a string or thefts at local resorts?
 
I've been skiing at blue for over 15 years and the only thing I've ever had stolen were a pair of poles. Separate your skis; put them beside a window; get a lock. Sure it's a bit more of an effort or expense but it's worth it.

Oh, and as for the poles - I saw them later and stole 'em back.
 
uhhm, yeah.. thanks for those poles.

just throw your bag in the crackshack at the bottom of the park. then you wont have to rely on the video cameras that arent even plugged in.
 
First off - I agree - it totally sucks that your gear got stolen and I wish that I could say that this was the first and only time that it has ever happened but I can't. Unfortunately, ski and snowboard gear gets stolen from resorts, this isn't a new problem, it's been happening for years.

As individuals we need to take responsibility for our own equipment - a ski key goes a long way in keeping your gear safe - that being said - I lost mine about a year ago, so I always make sure that I keep one ski in view or that they are really separated - it's sometimes too easy to pick out the match to a ski. (I had a pair of skis stolen from a private club when I was younger because I didn’t lock them up or separate them – it’s a lesson you learn the hard way)

As a resort, we do what we can to provide you with a lock-up option if you are without a ski key - I know that it's not an ideal answer but it gives you the option, there are lockers in all of the lodges as well to give you an option inside.

I will pass along your ideas for cameras and for an equipment rack in the park and while right now this sounds like it would solve the problem remember that things are stolen from places with cameras all the time and most of the time it is never recovered. Even with cameras and signage it’s still important that you take responsibility for your gear.

I would recommend that you file a police report about the missing equipment – with the serial number from your skis if possible (everyone should record these just in case) – maybe you’ll get lucky and they’ll find your gear.

 
I like my approach to the problem, buy shit thats like 3 years old, and beat the shit out of it

now who in their right mind is gunna steal a pair of skis probly wirth 100 dollars, (black and white mad_trixs beat to shit)
 
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