Alpine skiing was one of the foundation sports at the first Winter Paralympics in 1976 with Slalom and Giant Slalom events being held.
At the 1984 Winter Paralympics, the Downhill event was added to the para-alpine programme, along with sit-skiing as a demonstration sport.
At the 1992 Winter Paralympics in Albertville, Downhill, Giant and Slalom events were on the programme.
At the 1994 Winter Paralympics, the Super Giant Slalom was added to the para-alpine skiing programme.
In 1998, para-alpine skiing classes for sitting and visually impaired skiers were added as full medal events after only having standing classes competing in previous Games.

At the 2002 Winter Paralympics, women's Downhill and men's visually impaired Downhill were held on day 1 with men's standing and sitting Downhill taking place on day 2.
Men's standing and sitting Super-G took place on day 3, with men's visually impaired and women's Super-G taking place on day 5.
Men's standing and sitting Giant Slalom took place on day 7, with women's and men's visually impaired Giant Slalom taking place on day 8.
Men's standing and sitting Slalom took place on day 9, with women's and men's visually impaired Slalom taking place on day 10.

For the 2006 Winter Paralympics, major changes were made to the classification system used for the Games that combined the 14 classes used into three groups with the results factored across different classifications in the group.
At those Games, in the Super-G, there were 55 male competitors compared to 18 women in the standing group.

The 2010 Winter Paralympics para-alpine skiing events were held at Whistler Creekside.
The disciplines at Whistler included Downhill, Super-Combined, Super-G, Slalom and Giant Slalom.
It was the first time the super-combined was on the Paralympic programme.
In the Downhill event, there were 25 men and 18 women in the standing class, 25 men and 10 women in the sitting class and 12 men and 10 women in the vision impaired class.
In the super-combined, there were 18 men and 14 women for standing, 18 men and 10 women for sitting and 10 men and 10 women for vision impaired.
The Slalom race had the shortest course length of the major para-alpine events at the Games.
The Downhill was held for both men and women in all classes on day 2.
The Super-G was held for men and women in standing classes on day 3, with visual impaired and sit-skiers competing in the Super-G on day 4.
The Super Combined for all classes and both genders was held on day 5.
The standing Giant Slalom for men and women was held on day 7 and the remaining classes on day 8.
The Slalom was held for standing men and women on day 9 and remaining classes on day 10.

The 2014 Winter Paralympics para-alpine skiing took place at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park.
Added to this discipline these games was the para-snowboard cross  which was held at Rosa Khutor along with the Super-G, Downhill, Super-Combined, Slalom and Giant Slalom.
In the Downhill event for the visually impaired there were 11 men  and 6 women.
For the Downhill standing, there were 17 men  and 8 women.
For the Downhill sitting, 22 men  and 6 women  participated.
In the Super-G for the visually impaired, there were 15 men  and 6 women.
The Super-G standing event had 31 men  and 15 women.
The Super-G sitting was contested by 31 men and 8 women.
The men's and women's Super Combined Downhill and Super Combined Slalom took place on March 11 and both genders' Para-Snowboard Cross events took place on March 14.
Alpine skiing was one of the foundation sports at the first Winter Paralympics in 1976 with Slalom and Giant Slalom events being held. At the 1984 Winter Paralympics, the Downhill event was added to the para-alpine programme, along with sit-skiing as a demonstration sport. At the 1992 Winter Paralympics in Albertville, Downhill, Giant and Slalom events were on the programme. At the 1994 Winter Paralympics, the Super Giant Slalom was added to the para-alpine skiing programme. In 1998, para-alpine skiing classes for sitting and visually impaired skiers were added as full medal events after only having standing classes competing in previous Games.
At the 2002 Winter Paralympics, women's Downhill and men's visually impaired Downhill were held on day 1 with men's standing and sitting Downhill taking place on day 2. Men's standing and sitting Super-G took place on day 3, with men's visually impaired and women's Super-G taking place on day 5. Men's standing and sitting Giant Slalom took place on day 7, with women's and men's visually impaired Giant Slalom taking place on day 8. Men's standing and sitting Slalom took place on day 9, with women's and men's visually impaired Slalom taking place on day 10.
For the 2006 Winter Paralympics, major changes were made to the classification system used for the Games that combined the 14 classes used into three groups with the results factored across different classifications in the group. At those Games, in the Super-G, there were 55 male competitors compared to 18 women in the standing group.
The 2010 Winter Paralympics para-alpine skiing events were held at Whistler Creekside. The disciplines at Whistler included Downhill, Super-Combined, Super-G, Slalom and Giant Slalom. It was the first time the super-combined was on the Paralympic programme. In the Downhill event, there were 25 men and 18 women in the standing class, 25 men and 10 women in the sitting class and 12 men and 10 women in the vision impaired class. In the super-combined, there were 18 men and 14 women for standing, 18 men and 10 women for sitting and 10 men and 10 women for vision impaired. The Slalom race had the shortest course length of the major para-alpine events at the Games. The Downhill was held for both men and women in all classes on day 2. The Super-G was held for men and women in standing classes on day 3, with visual impaired and sit-skiers competing in the Super-G on day 4. The Super Combined for all classes and both genders was held on day 5. The standing Giant Slalom for men and women was held on day 7 and the remaining classes on day 8. The Slalom was held for standing men and women on day 9 and remaining classes on day 10.
The 2014 Winter Paralympics para-alpine skiing took place at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Added to this discipline these games was the para-snowboard cross  which was held at Rosa Khutor along with the Super-G, Downhill, Super-Combined, Slalom and Giant Slalom. In the Downhill event for the visually impaired there were 11 men  and 6 women. For the Downhill standing, there were 17 men  and 8 women. For the Downhill sitting, 22 men  and 6 women  participated. In the Super-G for the visually impaired, there were 15 men  and 6 women. The Super-G standing event had 31 men  and 15 women. The Super-G sitting was contested by 31 men and 8 women. The men's and women's Super Combined Downhill and Super Combined Slalom took place on March 11 and both genders' Para-Snowboard Cross events took place on March 14.
Para-alpine skiing