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Will you be Able to Claim on your Travel Insurance if your Skiing Holiday is a ‘snow-go’?

You’ve saved up for months to afford your skiing holiday, only when you arrive at your destination you find that you’ll be spending more time in the bar than on the slopes as the one vital ingredient, snow, has failed to materialise. With all the talk of global warming and temperature increases, can you be certain your travel insurance will pay out if you don’t get the white stuff, or will you be left feeling extremely piste off?

Unusual weather conditions in the mountains can result in lift closures through avalanches, high winds or no snow.

In order to maximise your chances of good skiing conditions you should ideally check the snow reports and forecasts for your chosen destination and then book late.

If the worst comes to the worst and you do end up without snow, make sure you have the best chance of receiving compensation by purchasing the right holiday insurance before you go. Around one in seven skiers do not have any travel insurance and according to research by price comparison website moneysupermarket.com, sixteen percent of skiers do not have specialist winter sports cover, which was described as being “almost as bad as no insurance at allâ€.

The usual insurance payout for piste closure claims is £20 or £30 per person, per day but you will get wide variations on how piste closure is defined.

Many insurers including American express, Boots and Churchill, deem the resort to be open if at least one lift is running. Resort managers will usually do everything in their power to keep one lift going as it increases their number of “days open†and helps business.

Other insurers such as Direct Travel and Flexicover Direct take a fairer view and will pay out if 80% or more of the lifts are shut.

A good tip is to use the travel insurance tool at moneysupermarket.com to compare over 500 cheap travel insurance deals. Be sure to carefully read the small print of any policy before you buy, to find out how the insurance company define piste closure.

Cheapest travel insurance for gap year including ski cover?

Hi there,
Am taking a gap year in which I plan on doing some travelling, therefore I am looking for travel insurance.
I am skiing for 3 months in Canada and then am travelling worldwide for the rest. I start in December 2009 and finish at the start of September 2010?
What is the cheapest travel insurance with the most comprehensive cover that you can find on the internet?
Any information will be highly appreciated.
Kind regards,
Jamie

Get something like http://www.simplyinsurancequotes.com/travel-insurance-quote.php?id=nth