Snowboarding Travel Insurance
Specialist cover for high-risk sports and adventure travel.
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Cover for specialist sports equipment
Up to £2500 for lost or stolen luggage
1 million+ Travellers protected
28 years Industry experience
Why choose Snowboarding Travel Insurance?
Snowboarding involves riding down snow-covered slopes on a single wide board, using balance, edge control and body movement to steer and slow down. It can include piste riding, terrain parks and freeride areas within resort boundaries, making it one of the most popular winter sports worldwide.
ActivitySure can cover snowboarding on an amateur, non-professional basis when you are taking part abroad, provided the activity meets the policy conditions. Because snowboarding involves speed, variable snow conditions and shared slopes, it is important to make sure your travel insurance is suitable before you head onto the mountain.
Choose the protection that fits your adventure
Excess £100
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£1,000
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£750
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£20 per 12hrs, max. £100
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£5,000
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£250
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£750
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£60,000
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£250
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£200
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£500
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£20 per 12hrs, max. £200
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£2,000,000
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£250
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£750
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£60,000
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£5,000
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£2,000,000
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£100,000
* Protection levels are based on overall cover limits, benefits and excess across each plan.
Choose the cover that fits your adventure
Single trip Snowboarding Travel Insurance
Perfect for one-off adventures, holidays and activity breaks abroad.
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Annual multi-trip Snowboarding Travel Insurance
Travel more for less with year-round protection across multiple trips.
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Whether you’re planning a one-off escape, an activity-packed holiday or travelling regularly throughout the year, our protection levels are designed to give you confidence at every stage of your journey. From emergency medical cover and cancellation protection to support while you’re away, you can choose the level of cover that best fits the way you travel and the adventures you take on.
Destination Insight
Where is popular to go snowboarding?
Snowboarding is particularly popular in the French Alps, where large interconnected resorts offer extensive lift systems, snow parks and a wide range of terrain for different ability levels. In Whistler in Canada, snowboarders are drawn to vast resort areas, reliable snowfall and internationally recognised terrain parks. Hokkaido is also a major destination, known for deep powder snow and wide slopes that suit flowing, technical riding.
Many travellers snowboard as part of organised ski holidays, with access to marked runs, patrol services and resort safety systems..
Here's why snowboarding travel insurance matters:
Snowboarding carries a higher risk of falls, collisions and impact injuries, particularly when riding at speed or using terrain features. Injuries may require medical treatment, evacuation from the slope or repatriation home. Having appropriate travel insurance in place helps protect you financially if something goes wrong while snowboarding abroad.
Helpful travel tips
- Follow all instructions and guidance provided by resort staff or instructors.
- Wear appropriate safety equipment, including a helmet and suitable protective clothing
- Stay within marked areas and respect slope signage at all times.
- Control your speed, particularly in busy or beginner zones.
- Check weather and snow conditions regularly and adapt your riding accordingly.
Frequently asked questions
Snowboarding is typically classed as a winter sport, which means you will need to add winter sports cover to your policy. With ActivitySure, snowboarding can be covered when the appropriate activity is selected, depending on how and where you plan to ride.
Off-piste snowboarding is covered provided you have added the winter sports extension. Off-piste cover is available with or without a guide, but must always take place within resort boundaries.
If you intend to go off-piste snowboarding without a guide, this will need to be specified when you select the activity.
Yes, travel insurance for snowboarding will include emergency medical cover if you’re injured on the slopes. This can include hospital treatment abroad, repatriation, and medically necessary emergency transport (such as mountain rescue or air ambulance).
Yes, snowboarding lessons are usually covered, provided they are professionally supervised, and on a recreational basis.
Snowboarding in terrain parks or freestyle areas would require you to select ‘Freestyle Skiing’, ‘Ski Jumping’, or ‘Ski Stunting’ when adding activities to your policy.. These activities are graded on risk, and you should choose the correct activity for cover.