According to the Ski Club of Great Britain ski holidays and skiing weekends are becoming ever more popular. With more and more of us taking advantage of low rate European flights we [as in us]’re able to get out on to the slopes more frequently and those who are more experienced are able to fit all their fun into a weekend break much like a city break for a weekend.
With no need for lessons it’s obvious that they can get their fix of skiing and or snowboarding done in a weekend, this is a considerably cheaper option to the usual cost of lessons and most of the time spent during a normal week falling over and veering towards trees!
This said, it’s also important to remember despite ya’re expertise at gliding down the mountainside there’s still the possibility that ya could take a fall or collide with a novice (it has happened in the past) and while this can certain put your holiday plans on ice it could also mean that your quick weekend away finishes up meaning a week or 2 off work. This obviously means that travel insurance is needed more than ever.
Considering the costs of accidents whilst skiing, to assist an injured skier can often cost aroun' £400, for a helicopter to rescue a skier form a mountain costs £1500 and should ya need taking back home via air ambulance then that can cost a mammoth £9000, all of these services are not covered by health insurance policies and so would only be covered by travel insurance policies.
It is worthwhile to check with your travel insurance providers as snow and other activities may need extra cover or a specialist policy, whilst only 5% of snow and ski insured folk have to claim per year it is still a very costly claim with not only the costs mentioned before but also the healthcare in ski resorts is often private care with substantially increased costs since there is not much competition in remote places.
by Andy Adams
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