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Off piste insurance
 Poster: A snowHead
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I'm looking in effect just to cover my wife and me for off-piste in France for a week and a bit. We are already covered for guided off-piste in our annual travel policy but I get anxious about these unaccompanied sorties off the sides of the piste, down through the trees etc which one gets tempted into and am looking in effect for a top-up.

The problem with a UK policy just for the 10 days is that we will be in France for about a month and travelling to and from the skiing from our French home. There seems to be a requirement to take out such a policy from departure from the UK to return which would be far too expensive. Anyone know of a sound French company that would provide what we need - ie inexpensive cover for 10 days including unaccompanied off-piste?

By the way, I Googled "hors piste assurance" and the first hit was for horse insurance. Laughing Neigh, I said to myself, this is not what I was looking for. wink
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Neigh, I said to myself, this is not what I was looking for

Laughing A French policy would normally be for French residents (as UK ones are for UK residents). You could always take Carte Neige/Carré Neige as appropriate (bought with your lift pass) which would get you off the mountain, helicopter if necessary etc - which could be the most expensive bit. You have EHIC, no doubt? There'd still be some gaps, though.
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Neigh, I said to myself, this is not what I was looking for



You related to Frankie Howard by any chance? wink
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You related to Frankie Howard by any chance?


I cycled past his old house earlier today (Cross, near Cheddar) Laughing

My InsureAndGo policy includes off piste.
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Titter ye not, scotabroad,

The problem is not getting UK insurance - that's easy - but the fact that a UK insurer understandably assumes travel insurance will be from departure from the UK to arrival back. I just want the 9 days within the month or so I will be living in France. I already have my French car and house insured with AXA in France although my main residence is in the UK. I will contact the charming Elodie in the local AXA office who has been very helpful in the past and put up patiently with the "ignorant foreigner" routine.

Next year the answer will be to change to an annual policy that includes unaccompanied off-piste skiing. SImple, really. Embarassed
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ccl, try AGF?
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