Long stay wintersports cover for Instructors and Guides
When working for season in resort you will need a comprehensive ski season insurance to cover you for your time away and more importantly to cover you on the mountain for the full duration of your stay.
As an instructor when choosing a winter sports insurance it's important to bear a number of factors in mind. The ski holiday insurance and pricing depends on many factors such as length of stay, how many days you have free to ski and board, the sporting activities you wish to engage in or whether you need comprehensive cover for your laptops, iphones and all the other high value portable items which you may wish to take with you.
Keys points of our cover for our Instructors cover
- >Suitable for Instructors, courses and guides
- >Covers off pìste as standard within ski area boundaries
- >Covers terrain parks*
- >Covers back country*
- >Allows trips back to the UK during the season
- >Covers medical, mountain evacuation and if required repatriation
- >Cover for wintersports equipment and personal belongings with an add on for gadgets
- >High level of liabiity cover for personal accident
*Endorsement for Seasonal workers employed in the Winter Sports Industry
Provided the insured is 18 years of age or above and employed in the Winter Sports industry as an instructor, guide, resort staff or similar (but not as a competitive athlete) and, on average, work for a minimum of 25 hours per week during the Winter Sports season
Off-Piste within ski area boundaries
it is hereby noted and agreed that coverage under the policy has been extended to include Skiing and Snowboarding off-piste within the ski area boundaries. This includes areas that are outside of designated and prepared marked pistes, trails, or runs, as well as unmarked areas located between runs that are still within the resort boundaries.
Backcountry
it is hereby noted and agreed that coverage under the policy has been extended to include skiing and snowboarding off-piste in backcountry areas, when accessible from ski lifts within the resort, using a valid ski pass, and subject to
1. Checking the weather and avalanche warnings before you leave.
2. Being with a qualified paid local guide or in a group of at least three competent skiers or snowboarders.
3. Carrying all necessary safety equipment, including a transceiver, shovel, probe, and helmet which should be worn at all times.
4. Not skiing or snowboarding in areas that have been marked as unsafe by the resort management.
Terrain Parks
it is hereby noted and agreed that coverage under the policy has been extended to include small jumps within the terrain park while skiing or snowboarding.
These jumps are defined in the policy wording as follows: rails, boxes, table-tops, trees, park benches, picnic tables, mailboxes, wall rides, barrels, rainbows, kinks, jams, and other types of rideable fixtures. Jumps, including table-tops, step-downs, step-ups, gaps, channel gaps, hips, and spines, are covered as standard.
