Winter sports holidays carry an increased cost should things go wrong, it is therefore important to take out ski travel insurance to cover these costs in addition to the usual travel insurance coverage. Enter "ski travel insurance" to find insurance companies offering winter sports insurance:
If you go skiing, snowboarding or on any other winter sports holiday it would be wise to take out a ski travel insurance that covers things that can go wrong on a skiing holiday as well as the more standard comprehensive travel insurance cover. Many insurance companies offer ski travel insurance, but they do not all provide the same degree of cover, or maybe some covers you for things that you do not need, like for instance off piste cover, cover for glacier skiing, on and off piste snowboarding, glacier snowboarding etc. Therefore make sure you know what kind of winter sports activities you want to try while on your ski holidays, and make sure that your are covered for these activities. Ski travel insurance should also cover full medical assistance; legal expenses; hiring replacement ski equipment should yours be lost, stolen or damaged; reimbursement of ski school fees, lift passes and hired ski equipment if you are injured or fall ill; loss of your lift pass; personal liability; and piste rescue among other things. Be aware that some insurance companies has an upper age limit and also reservations against pre-existing medical conditions.
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