Untrained skiers cause more accidents on the slopes

By Tom Farley, Mon 23 Jan 2012 - Published in Travel Insurance

Brits are running the risk of losing their travel insurance cover by skiing whilst drunk or without being trained, according to Santander Insurance.

The company found that 17 per cent of holidaymakers hitting the slopes had only practised skiing on a computer game whilst 23 per cent admitted to being drunk from the night before when they headed out on the piste.

Research by MORE TH>N recently found that British skiers would welcome the introduction of breathalysers on the slopes with 47 per cent saying that the dangerous "speed skiing" should be banned.

Santander has urged anyone planning a winter holiday to take out the right insurance before they go and to be careful whilst gliding down the mountains. Bosses said that accidents can become costly eventualities with air ambulance rescues costing Ł30,000 in North America.

Moyra O'Doherty, group marketing manager for Santander Insurance, said: "People can get a little over-excited when they are on skiing and snowboarding holidays, and while they should of course enjoy themselves, it is very easy to forget how easy and potentially costly it is to get injured on the mountain."

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