Cross Country Skiing Travel Insurance

Travel insurance in Europe and Worldwide for trips where you will be participating in Cross Country Skiing or Snowboarding.

When you are asked if you require Additional Cover, please select Hazardous Activities Category C..

We can provide Top Up Activity Equipment Cover under a Single Trip policy, up to 10,000 (in all) subject to a single item limit of 1,500.

To get a quote by telephone or email, with or without Top Up Activity Equipment Cover, please contact us on 01273 773 017 or chris@jsinsurance.co.uk

Cross Country Skiing:

Cross Country Skiing is a Wintersport for which skiers propel themselves along a snow covered surface using skis and poles.

Popular Areas:

Cross country skiing is a sport that takes place most commonly in the following countries:

• Switzerland - Weather in Switzerland
• Austria - Weather in Austria
• Canada - Weather in Canada
• Alaska - Weather in Alaska
• Norway - Weather in Norway
• California - Weather in California
• Minnesota - Weather in Minnesota
• Minneapolis - Weather in Minneapolis
• Sweden - Weather in Sweden

Common injuries:

Cross country skiing has the benefit of being a full body, aerobic exercise that is a low impact sport and does not come with many of the risks of injury that can be incurred through other sports.

When it comes to skiing, most studies focus on the injuries incurred by alpine skiers, leaving little data on those sustained by cross country skiers.

However, injuries can still be incurred as a result of the sport.

Some of these include:

• Muscle sprain
• Muscle strain
• Over use injuries
• Back pain
• Back strain
• Ligament strain
• Ligament tear
• Fractures
• Ligament ruptures
• Skiers thumb
• Sprains
• Strains
• Damage to the ankle
• Damage to the knee

It is important that you always use the correct equipment to minimise the risk of incurring injury, including the correct ski boots.

Because of this, it is important that you purchase travel insurance that covers the sport if you want to go cross country skiing whilst on holiday, before you leave the country.

Useful Websites: The Skiing Expert - Cross Country Skiing - Nordic Challenge.com - Cross Country Skiing Wikipedia - Preventing Cross Country Skiing Injuries Ski Injuries

When you are asked if you require Additional Cover, please select Hazardous Activities Category C.

To get a quote by telephone or email, please call us on 01273 773 017 or chris@jsinsurance.co.uk

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