 Poster: A snowHead
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The family is off for a week's skiing soon in France- our daughter has ordinary annual insurance with no winter sports cover. she claims she won't be skiing much but obviously if and when she does do a bit, she needs insurance to cover her.
Is the insurance you can buy with a lift ticket in France (Carre neige or is it carte neige?) all we need to cover getting her off mountain,medical expenses etc? We're not bothered about loss of equipment/lift pass or piste closure
Any ideas anyone please?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Ann, Re. Carte Neige, the following taken from Natives here:
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Carte Neige covers you for transport off the mountain, either on or off piste. If you show your card to the pisteurs they will take the policy number and their costs will be met by the insurance – you have no further involvement.
They then drop you off at the doctor’s surgery in resort. At this point, your Carte Neige is of no help to you at all. Carte Neige is not a full insurance policy – it’s a top-up cover designed to act in tandem with your state or private health insurance. It will reimburse only those costs not covered by your main insurance. |
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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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I wouldn't risk it without insurance.
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Ann, you might get away with Carte Neige (which I think you should have anyway in France - cheap, and saves arguments and tears) and the European Health Insurance Card. But you could find yourself paying a lot of money up front which you have hassle reclaiming - and not every French doctor subscribes to the Health Card scheme. On top of that, you may find any special travel costs back to the UK very expensive. Even a simple thing like my Achilles tendon rupture needed special taxis - and 4 airline seats at short notice - arranged.
I'm with Elizabeth B on this.
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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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Sage, achilles, Right , thanks! A week's policy with ski cover it is then!
Ann
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Ann,
Have a look at Snowcard....google them..they will insure medical etc only. Tell then you have annual and you just want the skiing side covered. Carre Niege is normally 2-3 eu a day on the pass so worth that just to get you off the mountain if need be.
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JT, Good idea I have a look at them
Ann
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