Ski Insurance

Although we maintain a clean safety record with regard to serious injuries, the mountains are nevertheless a hazardous environment, where even minor incidents such as illness or a fall whilst skiing may result in the need for a costly helicopter evacuation or medical treatment. For this reason, we stipulate that for all ski courses you MUST purchase specialist off piste skiing/ski mountaineering mountain rescue, medical and repatriation insurance to cover the dates, areas and activities involved as a condition of your booking. 

Details of your insurance must be brought to the course briefing at the start of each week. We also strongly advise you purchase cancellation insurance (most insurance packages include accident and cancellation insurance together). You are strongly advised to buy insurance immediately you book the course, rather than last minute - as cancelllation cover is only effective from the date you take out the policy.

If you don't already have a European Health Insurance Card (the replacement for the old E111 form) then you need to go down the post office and apply for one. Insurers sometimes insist that you have one of these to go with your insurance package, so it is important to get hold of one.

A word of note about Austrian Alpine Club insurance: although this is one of the cheapest ways to get rescue cover in the Alps, we hesitate to recommend it, as the premium limit is not enough to cover any serious incident. The following companies provide appropriate off piste/ski mountaineering insurance.

If you use another insurance provider, then please check terms and conditions very carefully - as many standard travel insurance packages specifically exclude 'high risk' activities such as off piste skiing and roped mountaineering, but some allow them in the company of a guide. We always need evidence that you have sufficient insurance in place before we can take you out on the hill.