What does 'Snow Sport' mean in the PDS?
'Snow Sports' means:
- Recreational skiing and snowboarding
- Big foot skiing and snowboarding
- Cross-country skiing and snowboarding (along a designated cross-country ski route only)
- Ice hockey (not competitive)
- Ice skating
- Lugeing (on ice provided by a commercial operator and available to the general public only)
- Mono skiing
- Snowmobiling
- Snowshoeing
- Terrain park skiing and snowboarding (areas available to the general public only)
- Tobogganing
The following activities are covered but must be done with a professional snow sports instructor:
- Off-piste skiing or snowboarding
- Backcountry skiing and snowboarding
- Cat skiing and snowboarding
- Glacier skiing and snowboarding
- Heli-skiing and snowboarding (provided by a commercial operator and available to the general public only)
We will not pay any claim or loss even if you have purchased the Snow Sports Plus Policy:
- Related to or arising from ski or snowboard racing (including training); ski or snowboard acrobatics, freestyle skiing or snowboarding;
- Backcountry, cat, glacier or heli-skiing or snowboarding without a professional snow sport instructor; and
- Cross-country skiing outside of a designated cross-country ski route; bobsleighing; parascending (over snow).
For more information, refer to our Product Disclosure Statement (PDS).