Vail Resorts offers pass insurance
Imagine the frustration of a pre-ski season injury that puts you out commission during the white months. Then imagine the escalation of that if you already bought a pass.
Well, Vail Resorts understands.
The company, which owns Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Heavenly, teamed with Travel Guard to provide season pass insurance.
As with any insurance policy there are loopholes and specific caveats, but, essentially, the insurance is to help you out in case something goes terribly wrong before the flakes fly.
Just shell out $20 for adults or $10 for kids (ages 5-12), and you’ll be set.
The biggest catch is that your injury, or pregnancy or jury duty or death of a family member has to keep you from skiing or snowboarding all season to get your season pass fully refunded.
However, depending on when you make a claim, you could be entitled to a pro-rated reimbursement.
As this is the first year it’s doing it, Vail Resorts is limiting the insurance to passes – not individual tickets. However the Colorado-based company may extend the insurance to other products next year.
But you have to get the insurance by Nov. 15 or 30 days after you buy your pass (which ever comes later).
For more details on the insurance program check out Vail Resorts’ site.
