Telemarking Travel Insurance
Specialist cover for high-risk sports and adventure travel.
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Telemarking is a style of skiing where the heel remains free, allowing it to lift during turns. The technique involves a distinctive lunging motion and puts more emphasis on balance, leg strength and controlled edge work than standard alpine skiing, especially on steeper or variable terrain.
ActivitySure can cover telemarking on an amateur, non-professional basis when you are taking part abroad, provided the activity meets the policy conditions. Because telemarking places extra strain on knees and legs and often involves changing snow conditions, it is important to make sure your travel insurance is suitable before heading onto the slopes.
Choose the protection that fits your adventure
Excess £100
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£1,000
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£5,000,000
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£750
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£250
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£200
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£300
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£20 per 12hrs, max. £100
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£5,000
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£2,000,000
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£250
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£750
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£60,000
Excess £75
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£3,000
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£10,000,000
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£1,500
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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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£7,500
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£2,000,000
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£250
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£750
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£60,000
Excess £0
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£5,000
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£10,000,000
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£2,500
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£250
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£400
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£1000
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£20 per 12hrs, max. £400
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£15,000
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£2,000,000
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£250
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£750
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£100,000
* Protection levels are based on overall cover limits, benefits and excess across each plan.
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Single trip Telemarking Travel Insurance
Perfect for one-off adventures, holidays and activity breaks abroad.
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Annual multi-trip Telemarking 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 telemarking?
Telemarking has strong roots in Norway, where the technique originated and where ski areas often cater to free-heel skiers alongside alpine and cross-country routes. Many resorts offer terrain that suits telemark progression, from gentler pistes to more challenging mountain runs.
In France and Switzerland, telemarking is popular in alpine resorts that provide a wide variety of piste gradients and off-piste options within resort boundaries. Some destinations also run telemark-focused sessions or clinics, which can be helpful if you are building confidence with the technique.
Here's why telemarking travel insurance matters:
Telemarking involves repeated lunging movements and dynamic turns, which can increase the risk of knee, thigh and lower-leg injuries. Falls are also more likely when moving between snow types, such as hardpack, powder or slush. Injuries may require medical treatment, evacuation or repatriation home. Having appropriate travel insurance in place helps protect you financially if something goes wrong while telemarking abroad.
Helpful travel tips
- Follow any instructions or guidance provided by instructors, guides or resort staff.
- Wear appropriate safety equipment, including a helmet and suitable winter clothing
- Warm up properly before skiing and take breaks to avoid fatigue
- Start on gentle slopes while you build confidence with the technique.
- Watch for changing snow conditions, including soft patches that can catch a ski unexpectedly.