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Ski Racing Travel Insurance We provide travel insurance for when you are skiing/snowboarding or racing. Highlights of our Ski Racing Travel Insurance are: Medical cover to £10m if you are in an…
Ski Racing Travel Insurance
We provide travel insurance for when you are skiing/snowboarding or racing.
Highlights of our Ski Racing Travel Insurance are:
- Medical cover to £10m if you are in an accident or injured whilst ski racing or just recreationally skiing or snowboarding
- Ski and Snowboard Equipment cover up to £2000 with a single article limit of £1000 - whilst in use as well as theft
- We can cover you for up to 12 months or an Annual Multi-Trip Policy if you are racing in European races. The policy includes unlimited ski days.
- Covered as the Sole Purpose of your trip and in amateur competitions
- Group Discounts for Schools, Clubs, Army or Navy, or MOD
- Separate Policy (through a different insurer) if you have a pre-existing medical condition or you want cover just for the days you are racing (please enquire separately)
- Downhill, Slalom, Cross Country, etc, are all covered
- All age groups up to the age of 65 are eligible: schools, students and masters
- Ski Race Training Camps covered for Schools and Adults
- Ski Insurance for Coaches and Instructors is also available
Other Ski Activities Insurance
You are covered for all these winter sports activities when purchasing a Ski Racing Policy.
- Ski/Snowboard off-piste without a guide (not against local advice)
- Husky Dog Sledging
- Ski Terrain Park
- Bobsleigh/Cresta Run
- Snowmobiling
- Glacier Skiing
- Ski Mountaineering
Ski Race Calendar 2026-27
Dates marked TBC have not yet been published by the organisers – we will update them as soon as they are confirmed.
UK-based Races
- Lecht Open – The Lecht, Scotland – 16th to 17th January 2027
- Scottish Alpine Student Championships – Cairngorm – March 2027 (TBC)
Europe
- Independent Schools Ski Championships (ISSC) – Sestriere, Italy – 12th to 18th December 2026
- Independent Schools Alpine Champs Week – La Thuile, Italy – 13th to 17th December 2026
- Anglo-Scottish Championships – Verbier, Switzerland – 3rd to 7th January 2027
- Royal Navy Snowsports Festival (Alpine) – Tignes, France – 13th to 22nd January 2027
- Welsh Alpine Children's Championships – Les Crosets, Switzerland – 20th to 22nd January 2027
- British Schoolgirls' Races – Flaine, France – 24th to 26th January 2027
- British Schoolboys' International Races – Wengen, Switzerland – races 26th to 27th January 2027
- English Alpine Championships (FIS and Children's) – Bormio, Italy – February half-term 2027 (exact race dates TBC)
- British Masters Championships – Verbier, Switzerland – March 2027 (TBC)
- British Interschools Ski Championships – Verbier, Switzerland – March 2027 (TBC)
- UK Student Ski Championships – March/April 2027 (TBC)
- GB Alpine Championships (FIS races) – Santa Caterina, Italy – 15th to 24th March 2027
- GB Alpine Championships (Children's races) – Santa Caterina, Italy – 30th March to 6th April 2027
Snowsport England Insurance
As a member of Snowsport England, you automatically get Liability insurance (this is not travel insurance and will not cover you for Medical when racing).
This Liability Policy covers you if you damage a third party or a third party's property while racing in Europe or the UK.
Types of Ski Racing
Alpine Ski Racing: There are five men's and five women's events in Alpine Ski Racing. Though the rules and races are essentially the same, the courses tend to differ in length.
Slalom Races: Usually the shortest race, involving skiers negotiating a set of close-together gates and turns. Competitors do one run, and then the course is reset with the gates and turns put in different places before the skier completes a second run. The fastest combined time of both runs wins.
Giant Slalom: Similar to Slalom, but over a longer course with the gates further apart. This race requires greater endurance than slalom, with wider turns.
Downhill Races: The longest and fastest of the races, with skiers completing one run each. The quickest time (measured to the 100th of a second) wins.
Super G: Short for Super Giant Slalom, this is similar to giant slalom, except the course is longer and steeper, so skiers can reach speeds comparable to downhill whilst still negotiating tight turns.
Combined: The combined race features a downhill and a slalom run, testing both the agility needed for slalom and the endurance of the downhill. The winner is the skier with the best combined time for the two events.
Nordic Ski Racing: Nordic Skiing is also known as Cross Country Skiing or Cross Country Racing. Courses are typically divided into three sections: a third uphill, a third downhill and a third on the flat. Telemark is a related discipline, raced downhill using free-heel skis.
Freestyle Ski Racing: This form allows competitors to ski anywhere within the designated tracks, and skiers are judged on the style and technique demonstrated.
Alpine Freestyle: Involves aerial acrobatics and using rails.