While most of the events your club hosts likely fall under our Commercial General Liability (CGL) insurance coverage, some events may require some additional due diligence in order be sanctioned.
Most events or activities using external venues, such as fundraisers at conference centers or restaurants, or participating in physical training at a gymnastics club, will have the venue operator request a Certificate of Insurance (COI) which can take up to two weeks to obtain and cost $30. The form is easy to fill out and is available in our Registration / Insurance & Saction files at https://bcalpine.com/files/Event_Files/Insurance_and_Sanction_Forms/.
If traveling outside of Canada, groups or individuals must complete the Out of Country Training Sanction prior to departure to gain sanctioning for their trip. This form, like the request for COI also takes about two weeks to obtain
Even if your event is in-country and doesn't take place in a venue that requests a COI, other considerations still need to be addressed. BC clubs are reminded that prior to partaking in events that are not covered by the Alpine Canada / Canadian Snowsports Association pre-approved dryland training activities, they must first obtain verification from Ashlie at Alpine Canada via email to verify that the activity will be allowable under our CGL coverage. In the email request to Ashlie, please be sure to include specific details about the activity, when and where it will take place and who is conducting it.
At the time of writing this, the official list of CSA published acceptable dryland activities includes:
Excluded activities:
If you have any questions about this or would like assistance, please contact Keven Dubinsky at kevend@bcalpine.com or 604-678-3074.