 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I have never heard of it before? Ok I normally buy lift passes via TO's but have bought them directly with the lift pass office inLe Grand Bornand and in Bansko and don't recall it being offered?
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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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If you are talking Carte Neige in France it will get you to an appropriate medical facility by whatever means is appropriate/available. This includes helo transfer if necessary. As to medical expenses it only covers €3000 for non French. And thats about it. So as a non French you do need additional medical cover.
The other good thing is that the pisteurs recognise it and act accordingly without phone calls/credit card checking etc. I do know of a occasion where helo transfer would have been appropriate but the documentation that the guy was carrying didnt specifically reference helo transfer it was the blood wagon. Luckily all ended well.
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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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AlpineAddict, there has been a lot of debate on it here and elsewhere over the last couple of years or so. If you already have insurance strictly speaking it's not necessary but some think for the small cost it is worth having to avoid complications. Especially if you ski off piste. Ski insurance is a minefield.
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Personally, I always take the Carte Neige in France entirely for the reasons Layne makes.
A shame that its not available in Italy and Austria (unless I've missed something).
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So based on that (and this is purely academic as I am going to Austria this season) if you buy through a TO I assume that will not include Carte Neige?
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NickyJ TO's tend not to get CN included on ski passes IME - one can top them up relatively easily if so required.
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Chasseur, thanks.
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NickyJ, We used to offer it with Inghams to guests but it is bit of a headache for TOs as you have to account for it differently etc... So I think a lot of them don't bother... I completely agree with the others - it is worth the small cost. Also, if I remember well, it covers rescuing from off-piste while most basic ski insurances only cover you if you are on the piste.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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AlpineAddict, no you weren't. you were refering to the insurance sold with the lift pass, which is not Carte Neige.
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My mistake carre Neige comes with the liftpass (short duration) Carte Neige is for the season both do similar things
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You know it makes sense.
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As to medical expenses it only covers €3000 for non French. And thats about it. So as a non French you do need additional medical cover.
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I think it only covers €3000 medical for French too? Anyway, if you are European, the €3000 is to take care of what your EHIC doesn't fully cover, rather than being a flat €3000 total expenses. With that method, however, you have to hand over the cash first and then get reimbursed. Didn't take long at all for me to be reimbursed, but I was told it would have taken longer if I didn't have a French bank account. What I don't *think* it covers is repatriation outside of France.
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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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miranda, I think you maybe right but most of the med centres in resort are private so EHIC not a great deal of use.
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Poster: A snowHead
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chocksaway, so that's when CN will reimburse you - when your EHIC doesn't (more than 3k is hospital treatment, not the kind of money you'd need in a resort med centre surely?). Has anyone tried to reclaim via EHIC for emergency resort med centre treatment in France and been refused on the basis that the clinic was "private"? Do these centres give you feuilles de soin?
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