Snow Shoeing Travel Insurance

Travel Insurance in Europe and Worldwide for trips where you will be participating in Snow Shoeing.

To get a quote by telephone or email, please call us on 0844 848 1500 or chris@jsinsurance.co.uk

Snowshoeing

Snowshoeing is the act of moving across snow with a special type of footwear.

Snowshoes are very wide and flat and are designed to spread the weight of the walker so that they do not sink into the snow.

Historically, snow shoes were used by peoples native to snow covered areas such as inuits. They were used when hunting and trapping.

In modern times snowshoeing is done recreationally by hikers, although snow shoes are still used by people such as forest rangers in order to move around after heavy snowfalls.

Snowshoeing is popular in areas all over the world that have heavy snowfall. These include:

• Canada
• USA
• Sweden
• Norway
• Iceland
• Lapland
• Greenland
• Russia

There are three categories of snowshoe:

• Aerobic/ running
• Recreational
• Mountain

Snowshoeing is a relatively low risk activity and have health benefits such as improving cardiovascular performance. However there are some precautions you must take.

Wear many layers to keep warm and avoiding catching hypothermia.

Be careful if you encounter icy surfaces when snowshoeing.

Stick to designated snow trails and do not venture off of paths.

Useful Websites: Snowshoemag.com - Winter Activities - Snowshoe Wikipedia - Ski Like a Woman

This Insurance has been arrange through Ancile Insurance Group Ltd who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority - No 471641, with Mapfre Assistance