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Medical & Repatriation

Our Winter Sports add-on extends this cover to include medical expenses due to illnesses or injuries incurred whilst partaking in Winter Sports activities. Our Premier policy covers you for up to £10m for hospitalisation, medical and repatriation expenses; up to £5m for our standard policy; and up to £2m for our budget policy.

Ski Season / Seasonaire Cover

If you’ll be working at a ski resort, taking part in a Ski Instructor Course, or travelling just to ski/snowboard for a season, our Winter Sports add-on can cover skiing/snowboarding in your leisure time. Non-manual work like working in a bar, chalet or restaurant is covered automatically.

Unlimited Winter Sports

We have 4 different options for our Winter Sports add-on. You can include cover for 14, 28 or 56 days of Winter Sports activities to be used over any space of time that you like, or you can include cover for the entire duration of your policy with our Unlimited add-on. When travelling to Europe, only the Unlimited option is available.

What's covered

Cover for injuries sustained whilst partaking in the following Winter Sports activities: Big foot skiing, Cat skiing, Snow Skiing (including off piste), Snowboarding (including off piste) Cross-Country Skiing, Heli skiing, Nordic skiing, Kite skiing, Ski instructor course, Snowmobiling

Necessary transport costs (including helicopter evacuation) and subsequent treatment costs are covered.

BudgetStandardPremier
Medical Expenses£2,000,000£5,000,000£10,000,000

Cover for loss, theft or breakage of owned or hired Winter Sports Equipment.

BudgetStandardPremier
Equipment (Owned)£300£450£600
Equipment (hired)£150£225£300

Cover for hiring winter sports equipment to allow you to continue your activities as a result of loss, theft or breakage of winter sports equipment.

BudgetStandardPremier
Winter Sports Equipment Hire£150£200£350

Cover for the proportionate value of any ski pass, hire or tuition fee necessarily unused due to injury or illness of an insured person resulting in an inability to ski/snowboard or loss, damage or theft of a ski pass.

BudgetStandardPremier
Ski Pack£200£250£375

Cover for additional transport costs to reach an alternative resort for each 24 hour period that it is not possible to ski, as a result of a lack of snow or avalanche at your pre-booked resort following the closure of skiing facilities.

BudgetStandardPremier
Piste Closure£15 per day up to £150£20 per day up to £200£30 per day up to £300


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Piste Closure
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Winter Sports Travel Insurance

Winter Sports Travel InsuranceBig Cat’s Winter Sports Extension provides great-value cover for those wishing to make the most of the snow.

As well as standard skiing and snowboarding, you’ll be covered for cat skiing, Heli skiing, snow skiing, cross-country skiing, off-piste skiing / snowboarding, and snowmobiling.

Note that cover excludes participation in any competitive winter sports or the use of bob sleighs or skeletons, while off-piste winter sports will only be insured if you are with a qualified instructor or in a group of not less than 3 people with working communications device to call for help.

Key Benefits of Winter Sports Travel Insurance.

  • Emergency Medical and Repatriation Expenses up to £10 million.
  • Cancellation & Curtailment up to £10,000.
  • Personal Liability up to £2 million.
  • Winter Sports Equipment - owned up to £600 or hired up to £300.
  • Winter Sports Equipment hire, up to £350.
  • Ski Pack up to £375.
  • Baggage & Personal Effects up to £2,000.
  • Gadgets & Valuables up to £1,000 (Optional)
  • Legal Expenses up to £15,000.
  • Personal Money up to £500.
  • Tickets up to £1,000.
  • Passport and Visa up to £300.

Frequently asked questions:

Medical - First and foremost, The 'Winter sports' add-on provides medical coverage in the event of an accident or injury whilst on the slopes, this includes Helicopter rescue, in patient treatment in a hospital and repatriation to the UK if necessary.

Off-Piste - You are covered for skiing on/off-piste within the boundaries of the resort. If you are outside of resort boundaries/Heli-skiing, you must be within a group of 3 or more or with a qualified instructor with working communications equipment (mobile phone).

Winter Sports Equipment – Loss theft or breakage of your own Winter Sports Equipment is insured up to £300 Budget, £450 Standard or £600 Premier per person, subject to a limit of £100 Budget, £200 Standard or £250 Premier for any single item, set or pair.
Loss theft or breakage of hired Winter Sports Equipment in your charge is insured up to £150 Budget, £225 Standard or £300 Premier per Insured Person.

Winter Sports Equipment Hire – Up to £150 Budget, £200 Standard or £350 Premier per Insured Person in respect of replacement Winter Sports Equipment hire following loss, theft or breakage, or misdirection or delay in transit of an Insured Person’s Winter Sports Equipment preventing their use for not less than 12 hours.

 Ski Pack – Up to £200 Budget, £250 Standard or £375 Premier per Insured Person in respect of the proportionate value of any ski pass, hire or tuition fee necessarily unused following accident or sickness of the Insured Person, or loss theft or damage of the ski pass.

 Piste Closure – Up to £15 Budget, £20 Standard or £30 Premier per day per Insured Person to a maximum of £150 Budget, £200 Standard or £300 Premierfor additional transport costs to reach an alternative resort necessitated by a lack of snow or avalanche at your pre-booked resort following the closure of skiing facilities.

 Avalanche Closure – Up to £150 Budget, £200 Standard or £300 Premier per Insured Person in respect of additional travel and accommodation expense necessarily incurred as a result of the outward or return journey by public transport being delayed for 12 or more hours beyond the scheduled arrival time.


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We have a few options when it comes Winter Sports cover duration:

14 non-consecutive days
28 non-consecutive days
56 non-consecutive days
Unlimited

You can choose the cover duration you need. Remember, test the different durations, sometimes it's equal value - or better, to opt for the entire duration option.

When travelling to Europe, only the Unlimited option is available.


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Yes, bar work or working in a chalet is automatically covered with all of our policies.


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We offer a 'Winter sports plus' add-on that can provide cover whilst in Ski parks including jumps up to 9m (medium).


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Our Standard and Premier policies offer curtailment cover of £2000 & £5000 respectively (can be increased to £10,000 with the Premier) from the date you returned to your home country or the dates you were hospitalised as an in-patient or the date your quarantine period started.


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Off Piste Skiing

Our Winter sports add-on provides suitable coverage for both skiing on and off piste. 

Defining ‘off-piste’ can be a little tricky but generally speaking, If you are outside of the boundaries of the resort, so out in the backcountry, heli-skiing or ski touring, for example, you would need to be within a group of 3 or more / with a qualified mountain guide with working communications equipment in order to be covered.

If you are just skiing in between two marked runs or going off the trail into trees/gladed areas within the boundaries of the resort, this would be covered as normal and the requirement to be within a group of 3 or more would not apply.


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