Insurance

The insurer provides cover if the insured person is unable to use their pass for any of the following reasons:

• Accident, illness or death of the insured person;
• Accident, illness or death of a relative (life partner, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, parent-in-law or child of the insured person’s life partner);
• Inclement weather: Storm, risk of avalanche or excessive snowfall which reduces the number of operating Ski lift serving the resort to less than three* (where the nearest ski area is more than 30 minutes away by car/public transport from the location of the holiday or overnight accommodation located in the tourist area of Adelboden-Frutigen-Lenk).

*excludes mini and individual lifts (separate regulations for subareas)

• Events which, at the time of taking out the insurance or buying the pass, had already occurred or could reasonably be foreseen by the insured person;
• Pre-existing illness, pregnancy or injury diagnosed or treated prior to purchasing the ski pass which poses the risk of sudden deterioration.
• Pandemic, epidemic or quarantine measures in the country of residence or abroad.
• Events resulting from participation in, or training for, an official competition organized by a sporting association, whether taking place professionally or under a paid contract, and the liability related to such activities.

• Participation in races of a competitive nature, including as an amateur. Further exclusions are set out in the GTC (General Terms and Conditions).

In order to make a claim, the insured person must provide Europ Assistance (Schweiz) with the following:

• Ski pass, blocking number receipt or confirmation of the ski pass transaction;
• Completed claim form;
• Doctor’s certificate (in the case of illness or accident);
• Bank details.

Optional insurance can be taken out for groups/ski camps/class camps/educational courses, etc. covering reimbursement in the case of illness or accident, costing CHF 3 per person per day.

Inclement weather: Storm, risk of avalanche or excessive snowfall which reduces the number of operating Ski lift serving the resort to less than three* (where the nearest ski area is more than 30 minutes away by car/public transport from the location of the holiday or overnight accommodation located in the tourist area of Adelboden-Frutigen-Lenk).

*excludes mini and individual lifts:

• Gondelbahn Stand-Xpress 1. Sektion (Rothenbach-Metsch)
• Übungslifte Geils
• Übungslift Norro
• Übungslift Zwerg
• Übungslift Hampy
• Übungslift Gody
• Kleinlifte Adelboden
• Tanzboden (Tellerlilift Sillerenbühl)
• Skischulgelände Boden
• Lurnigegge (Verbindungslift auf Talabfahrt Geils-Bergläger)

Inclement weather: Storm, risk of avalanche or excessive snowfall which reduces the number of operating Ski lift serving the resort to less than three*

*excludes mini and individual lifts:

• Kinder-Skilift Mauren
• Skilift Mauren
• Skilift Balmen
• Kinder-Skilift Stoss
• Förderband Stoss

If due to weather conditions (storm, avalanche danger as well as excessive snowfall) no lift* is in operation.

*excludes mini and individual lifts:
- Lift Metschegg
- Lift Höchst
- Lift Widerhubel

If due to weather conditions (storm, avalanche danger as well as excessive snowfall) the chairlift Möser- Tschentenegg is not in operation.

Storm, avalanche danger as well as excessive snowfall leading to the closure of all facilities (ski lifts). Exclusively the 2 small lifts in the Globiparadies/Kinderparadies, the Snowtubelift, the drag lift over the plain and the aerial tramways.

Inclement weather: Storm, risk of avalanche or excessive snowfall which reduces the number of operating Ski lift serving the resort to less than three* (where the nearest ski area is more than 30 minutes away by car/public transport from the location of the holiday or overnight accommodation located in the tourist area of Adelboden-Frutigen-Lenk).

*exklusively the following lifts:

• Übungslift Gody
• Kleinlifte Adelboden