Back Country Skiing and Boarding

Getting off the beaten track is one of the real joys of spending any time in the mountains. There is no denying that hiking up and looking for that virgin snow is as exhiliarating at it comes but as recent seasons have shown the risks in terms of injuries and fatalities is high.

In resort a lot of the danger is removed by well trained ski patrollers who are specialists in assessing the risk to skiers and snowboarders within the resort boundaries. If you leave the resort however your on your own and will have to rely on your guide or your own judgement to assess the risk, especially with regard to avalanches.

From an insurance perspective, underwriters see this as a particularly high risk activity and such you will have to pay an additional premium to cover this activity.

If you are intending to ski and snowboard off piste in back country areas then you need to speak to us first on 0844 249 9280. We do have policies for back country activities but you will have to pay an additional premium based on the higher risk and higher potential rescue costs.