Snowcard insurance is not available for people who are not "normally resident" in the UK. Attempts to find equivalent schemes for other countries have not proved successful. If this applies to you, you may wish to consider joining the local Austrian cave club (see below).
It is very difficult to find out whether any insurance policy actually covers expedition caving or not. Some have complete exclusions for, say "potholing and climbing which normally requires guides or ropes", some are less explicit. @@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ from here and needs to be emailed to hoehle (at) tele2.at which goes to Robert TWC (The Wonder Caver).
Cost of VfHÖ membership is €30 per year. There are details of how to do the bank transfer on their website
-but generally Robert turns up at the dinner and cash is handed over. But do not let this informality mislead you: a renewal fee may be due every year thereafter and the expo may be responsible. This is why you need to understand the implications of using this mechanism to get insurance and get agreement from the expedition.
+but generally Robert turns up at the dinner and cash is handed over. But do not let this informality mislead you: a renewal fee will be due every year thereafter and the expo may be responsible. To avoid this, you need to explicitly cancel your membership in writing before the end of the calendar year - email to the address above will suffice. This is why you need to understand the implications of using this mechanism to get insurance and get agreement from the expedition.