 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi,
I wanted identify any benefit I would achieve from join up with REGA or Air Glaciers . They only cost 30 CHF.
I will be spending a fair bit of time in the Swiss Valais and less so in the Berner Oberland. I will mainly be skiing on UIAGM guided trips but will probably do some piste skiing in Switzerland.
Being resident in Australia has made it relatively hard to find Ski insurance that will explicitly covers ski mountaineering on glaciated terrain including the use of ropes. I have spent a lot of time looking at various alpine clubs like BMC & AAC and unfortunately they are not available or suitable for me. I have ended up purchasing travel insurance with ihi.com who are based in Denmark.
So since I have purchased travel insurance that provides both rescue and medical costs whilst ski mountaineering what benefit would I get from Rega or Air Glaciers? It is not really clear to me what both these organisations do, so any explanations would be helpful.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Harbord, I'm pretty sure that this has been mentioned before. Try a search on here for the keywords.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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snowbunny, Well you are a better person than me if you have found search hits that describe REGA and/or Air-Glaciers Rescue insurance. I search and not found an answer.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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snowbunny, thanks, that's about it.
Mrs Ise and I both have Air Glaciers, it's a basic evacuation cover from pretty much anywhere, so for example I'm in Les Arcs currently and I'm covered. But, it's a Swiss product for that marketplace and designed to supplement the statutory insurances we have.
It might well make a good supplement if you've a good travel policy.
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We bought German Ski Club insurance (and membership) with our skis. You don't have to live in Germany and it covers mountain rescue, theft, breakage etc throughout Europe at least (and the rest of the world? need to check). I'm actually thinking of upgrading the insurance level on it as the top level covers all sorts of things.
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And one for ise: we obviously have our normal Swiss health insurance; we also have an annual travel policy from Mobiliar and now this DSV insurance - that should cover pretty much everything shouldn't it? Is there anything else you'd recommend? And presumably with those three, we don't need to worry about carre neige this year?
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And one for ise: we obviously have our normal Swiss health insurance; we also have an annual travel policy from Mobiliar and now this DSV insurance - that should cover pretty much everything shouldn't it? Is there anything else you'd recommend? And presumably with those three, we don't need to worry about carre neige this year?
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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eng_ch, sounds like you're well covered to me. In fact, the DSV sounds better than what we've got, at least I ought to have looked into it when we lived in Germany  I've heard of these policies being available with new skis though, Stockli insure just the skis not the person.
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I have Air Glaciers and wouldn't leave home without it (in Suisse). Also try BMC, they offer some good insurance...
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| Harbord wrote: |
| So since I have purchased travel insurance that provides both rescue and medical costs whilst ski mountaineering what benefit would I get from Rega or Air Glaciers? It is not really clear to me what both these organisations do, so any explanations would be helpful. |
I still trying to understand what additional benefit REGA / Air Glaciers provides if you already have rescue & medical insurance. Does REGA / Air Glaciers 'just smooth the way' of getting air lifted off the mountain in Switzerland?
Also it is hard to make sense of REGA / Air Glaciers coverage. REGA seems to imply that they cover whole of Switzerland except Valias. Whilst Air Glaciers I have no idea as its in French and the web translation tools don't provide clarity for me.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| Harbord wrote: |
| Harbord wrote: |
| So since I have purchased travel insurance that provides both rescue and medical costs whilst ski mountaineering what benefit would I get from Rega or Air Glaciers? It is not really clear to me what both these organisations do, so any explanations would be helpful. |
I still trying to understand what additional benefit REGA / Air Glaciers provides if you already have rescue & medical insurance. Does REGA / Air Glaciers 'just smooth the way' of getting air lifted off the mountain in Switzerland? |
First, I have to say I've never heard of REGA  But, that's exactly what Air Glaciers is, the coverage is outside Switzerland as well, I can't recall exactly where without looking.
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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REGA are based more over our way. But then I'd never heard of Air Glaciers either
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