Security tether for skis or other objects

A method for securing a pair of skis to an anchor object, each ski of said pair of skis including a front binding and a rear binding, said method comprising:

• providing a security tether including
• an intermediate flexible substrate,
• a first loop fixed to a first end of said intermediate flexible substrate, said first loop having a fixed size and being switchable between a closed position and an open position, and including a lock to retain said first loop in said closed position when engaged, said size of said first loop being large enough to wrap around a pair of skis between front bindings and rear bindings of said skis, but not large enough to slide over said front bindings or said rear bindings, said lock requiring a key to open, and
• a second fixed, closed loop coupled to a second end of said intermediate flexible substrate opposite said first end;
• instructing a person to wrap said intermediate flexible substrate around said anchor object, to pass said first loop through said second loop to create a secondary loop encircling said anchor object, and to lock said first loop around said pair of skis between said front bindings and said rear bindings, thereby securing said pair of skis to said anchor object.