J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by bandit

Do Glaswegians say things differently?

ISTR.."See you Jimmy" being a Glasgow saying.

I think it's also the spiritual home of the Deep Fried Mars Bar 8)

ise wrote:

bandit wrote:
I too have seen "Must ski with a qualified instructor when off piste". Which means that if you are with a qualified UIAGM mountain guide (truly the only safe option) you are uninsured. Guides don't teach! Utter nonsense. Who writes this drivel!

Instructors can take you non glacial terrain in broad terms, there's some caveats, glaciers, crevasses and anything vertical would be off limits. Some ski schools, notably ESF, have some high alpine guides who hold teaching tickets as well and it's not uncommon here in Switzerland either. IFMGA pretty much the monopoly for more extreme environments though.

None of which seems to be known by whoever wrote that :D It's a reasonable general point they're making though, if your leader/instructor isn't qualified then your insurance is invalid.

Yes, agreed. The problem for some UK insurance sellers seems to be comprehension. As a policy holder you could find yourself in the ridiculous situation of hiring a fully qualified guide (and going uninsured), or taking a ski instructor with less skills and knowledge, satisfying the insurance seller and putting yourself at risk by doing so. Crazy.

Tony_H wrote:Bloody hell, 12 hours offline, and look what happens...

Nothing happened...move along now please :mrgreen:

tino_11 wrote:

Tony_H wrote:
Oh hang on, arent we down here in such a big mess thanks to the last 2 PMs, who both happened to be Jocks???????

Aye, Tony Blair, that well known Jock :roll:


:wink:

Yup, we can blame the Scots :lol:

http://www.infoplease.com/biography/var/tonyblair.html

Dave Mac
I'm hunting around for next year's cover. A couple of providers that catch my eye are:

http://www.pjhayman.com/index.asp
Because they seem to cover pre-existing conditions and older travellers, with bespoke policies, unlike lots of the budget providers. Plenty of definition in the small print. Range of policies.

And:
http://www.direct-travel.co.uk/
Because they don't load off-piste skiing, or make you add pre-purchased weeks of ski cover onto a budget beach policy. 17 days skiing cover for each ski trip....as many as you want during the policy year.

Both are underwritten by big well known insurers. Both lack the daft definitions on skiing afflicting some of the high st providers.

I too have seen "Must ski with a qualified instructor when off piste". Which means that if you are with a qualified UIAGM mountain guide (truly the only safe option) you are uninsured. Guides don't teach! Utter nonsense. Who writes this drivel!

I'm not sure, yours maybe? :D

Looks like it's getting legs tho!

tino_11 wrote:We need to go skiing, or even better "riding"

Hmmm, tino_11, it looks like Geordieski is one of us 2 plankers. Think you can cope?

Very tempting indeed 8)