Messages posted by : bandit
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Thanks Ally :thumbup: The woman who ran into me, hung around and said sorry. She got a cut thumb. Because the French law that would cover on slope collisions is not precise, I opted to not pursue a case of assault, which was offered by the Gendarme. Could not face heading back to France and into court at my own cost.
We did not recover our extra travel costs, I shrugged "mentally", we moved on. We found it a struggle to get paid out our bills from our Insurer as they used a Claims Handling company, and they were obstructive. I eventually wrote to the Chief Exec of the Insurer to advise them of the situation. Our bills were then paid. If I find myself in France and on skis these days, I buy the Carte Neige. I tried to address my concerns about my experience with the Mayor of the resort. It was a waste of a stamp. They wrote back, really happy with the status quo. |
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From my experience: No Police report despite a Gendarme attending the Clinic and asking me about being hit by another skier. Bills and receipts from the Cabinet Medical Bill and receipt after I'd paid to recover my skis from The Piste Patrol office. Despite faxing all bills and receipts ahead of my return, it was many weeks before refunds were made, and then only after lots of form filling and photocopying on return. No refund on Lift Ticket from the resort, because I'd not purchased "their" Insurance. This loss was recovered from UK Insurer. No refund on losses from coming home early. I was unable to dress, eat or bathe by myself. The worst bit was being unable to open the door of the rental apartment. UK Insurer not interested in safety aspect of this. As "walking wounded" I was largely left to fend for myself, by my travel Insurer. |
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If skiing in France, the reason for purchasing Carte/Carre Neige as an extra, is due to many of the mountain emergency and healthcare providers in the Northern French Alps running private businesses. They are there to make money, and as everyone knows, Insurers like to drag their heels for as long as possible before paying out.
My experience in France..... EHIC? Non = Private Clinic, you have Cash? Travel Insurance? Non = We want Cash now, before we treat you Credit Card? Non = Cash only. I was left untreated with a broken collarbone for 2 hours, in shock, with no painkillers, until I found a way to get them their "cash" (€500+). My collarbone subsequently took 16 weeks to knit. I'm not qualified to say if the delay in treatment affected my recovery time. If you are unlucky enough to be injured, paticularly, (but not exclusively, in the 3 Vallees) if you have the French Card, you won't end up with your skis being snatched away by the Blood Wagon. The only Insurance card they accept up front is the one sold with the lift ticket. |
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Check out the annual rescue cover offered by the Austrian Alpine Club.
http://www.alpenverein.at/portal/ |
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PJ Hayman have a Longstay Policy on offer which might interest you. It can be tweaked to suit a variety of snowsports/mountain activities, so you may end up phoning them for advice.
http://www.pjhayman.com/scheme.asp?SCH_ID=13&go.x=7&go.y=10 |
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This page has a pdf link at the bottom. It's the ChamoNuit service. The timetable is out of date, so check for an update. http://www.chamonix.net/english/transport/bus.htm |
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Several choices here.... http://www.chamonix.net/english/transport/index.htm |
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This is for binding systems that have no brakes fitted. In this instance the term safety includes having your skis smack you around the head when you fall -) |
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