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 and the claim is 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).