Gran Paradiso ski tour – Italian Haute Route

Insurance for ski touring

All ski touring and off piste skiing involves a risk. We recommend you to review your insurance before your trip.

Sweden
Mountain rescue is free in Sweden. However, it might be good to review your Accidents Insurance.

The Alps and other countries
In France, the mountain rescue free as in Sweden. In the rest of the world, however, mountain rescue (by helicopter) can be costly.

Start by checking your home insurancesome insurance companies include off-piste skiing.
If your home insurance do not cover offpiste skiing we recommend The Austrian Alpine Club
By becoming a member you get insurance in all countries throughout the world.

Terms, information can be found at 
http://www.alpenverein.at/portal/service/mitgliedschaft/index.php 

(It's in German but further down you find information in English) 

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