[注意] 到Cypress滑雪, 要提防小偷

ALEXYIM

上星期在雪場聽到兩人對話, 其中一人苦著口臉對他朋友說他租來的雪板被人偷去, Cypress 要他賠二百多元。
大家要小心自已的雪具, 吃午飯或去洗手間都要把它們鎖上, 不要被賊人有機可乘。

Local slopes targeted by gear thieves
Lora Grindlay, The Province
Published: Monday, January 07, 2008
Skiers and boarders should consider themselves warned -- thieves want your gear.

West Vancouver police are urging people to secure their gear after a rash of ski and snowboard thefts from Cypress Mountain.

Five thefts were reported at Cypress from Dec. 24 to Jan. 4, said police spokes-man Const. Jeff Palmer.

In every case, the equipment was stolen after being left unlocked on racks or in snowbanks.

"My message would be prevention all the way -- check it, lock it or perhaps lose it," said Kent Rideout, director of the Cypress snow school.

Rideout said great skiing conditions have made for busy days and many customers are using new gear.

"The thieves tend to come when it's busy because it's easier for them to hide," he said.

"There's a lot of people at Christmas who have come out with brand-new equipment. The thieves know what's good and what's valuable."

Rideout said staff are always on the lookout for theft but skiers bear a big responsibility.

"You can check your equipment for $3," he said. "To me, that's pretty inexpensive insurance if you've got over $1,000 tied up in a snowboard or a pair of skis."

Every skier should also have an inexpensive and widely available lock designed especially for skis and snowboards, he said.

"Thieves are not going to stop and cut your cable lock. The thieves go after the easy mark. They are going to do the grab-and-dash routine.

"If you lock your equipment in any way, they are probably going to bypass you."

Rideout believes the gear is being stolen by non-skiers selling the equipment to obtain money for drugs.

Chris Dagenais, Grouse Mountain's marketing manager, said having the tram between the parking lot and Grouse's ski area is the "ultimate security device."

"Every single individual on that mountain has to go through the turnstiles at the tram and, as a result, they are all on camera, which is a deterrent right there," Dagenais said yesterday.

"We make a concerted effort with our skyride operators to not permit anybody to bring more than one piece of equipment down the mountain. You will be asked why that is happening."

麓山

我也在PROVINCE上看到这则消息了。大吃一惊。
往年都没听说过呀。
GROUSE应该还好吧，因为要买票才能上到山顶。
不过，上回看到一位华人女子带着一个小男孩，以为放在Chalet门口的skii和board都是山上免费提供的，小男孩兴奋地取下一副skii就往自己脚上套。我听到她们母子的对话，知道他们误会了，赶忙告诉他们需要另外去租，还有鞋子也是不一样的。他们这才知道原来还要另外花钱才能滑上雪。
那次之后，我总把自己的BOARD 放在最里边的地方，以防类似有这样的人误将别人的GEARS拿走。
现在居然出现了真的THEFT。大家以后要注意啦。

Mashimaro

My new hiking shoes were stolen there 2 yrs ago. The thief was kind enough to 爬手 though, by leaving her old disgusting worn-out shoes there so  he didn't have to piggyback me to our car. :wink:

百年雨林

前几年还真的没有听说这样的事情，刚刚开始还担心用具放在咖啡馆外是否安全，看到大家都是放在外面，还感叹不已；
也难怪，小偷哪里都有，大家小心就是了，别影响了滑雪的兴致。