{"id":13356,"date":"2020-12-13T23:38:09","date_gmt":"2020-12-13T23:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordsandimages.battleface.com\/?p=13356"},"modified":"2021-03-02T15:38:17","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T15:38:17","slug":"what-is-winter-sport-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/what-is-winter-sport-insurance\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Winter Sport Insurance?"},"content":{"rendered":"Approx read: <\/span> 2<\/span> mins<\/span><\/span>

Winter. Hit the slopes, right? But what happens if mid-slalom, that region slides into a red zone and minutes later, you slide into a tree?<\/h3>\n

Plenty of places are offering incredible discounts for winter sport holiday packages these days, and winter sport is an inherently socially-distancing activity: poles, goggles, masks, 2-metre-long gear.<\/p>\n

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The good news<\/h4>\n

Resorts are working hard to ensure social-distancing regulations, which means previously packed, moist <\/em>gondolas now offer the rider an opportunity to see out the window without having to wipe away the condensed exhalations [spit] of 20 riders! This is a good thing.<\/p>\n

Booking your trip with a credit card often offers free travel insurance. It’s an automatic thing, that often covers trip cancellation, baggage cover, basic stuff. That’s useful, but…<\/p>\n

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The bad news<\/h4>\n

Most credit card and basic travel insurance plans don’t include winter sports. Why? I don’t know, maybe because most of the world regards sliding down an icy hill or across frozen water at speed as an opportunity for disaster?<\/p>\n

Even worse, medical claims can be denied due to ever-changing government travel warnings that can negate coverage, mid-trip.<\/p>\n

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Read the fine print<\/h4>\n

Look at the policy details. If you have any questions, contact the insurer.<\/p>\n

Communicating with your medical travel insurance provider beforehand can give you a good idea of how they’ll respond if there is a problem. Don’t forget to ask about coverage for frequently-changing FCO areas.<\/p>\n

Even policies that include winter sport don’t always include expert\/professional\/off-piste levels. Talk to your insurance provider about your activities before buying your policy. There may be an adventure sport package that’s a better fit for more advanced wintrists.<\/p>\n

TIP: If you can’t get your questions answered reasonably quickly before your trip, think carefully about whether or not you want to use these folks in an emergency situation.<\/p>\n

The best news<\/h4>\n

Playing with gravity, friction and shifting government warnings at below zero doesn’t have to be a gamble. battleface offers a Winter Sport add-on that covers holiday winter enthusiasts, regardless of FCO advisories. The plan includes medical cover, as well as hired or own-gear. For more info, check out the details<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Winter. Hit the slopes, right? But what happens if mid-slalom, that region slides into a red zone and minutes later, you slide into a tree? Plenty of places are offering incredible discounts for winter sport holiday packages these days, and winter sport is an inherently socially-distancing activity: poles, goggles, masks, 2-metre-long gear. The good news […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":13367,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1415,866,1402,1413],"class_list":["post-13356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-insurance","tag-government-travel-warnings","tag-skiing-holidays","tag-winter-activities","tag-winter-sport-insurance"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13356"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13368,"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13356\/revisions\/13368"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}