# World Para Alpine Skiing Championships

The World Para Alpine Skiing Championships, known before the 2017 edition as the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships, along with the Winter Paralympic Games, are the most prestigious level of international competition in Paralympic alpine skiing. First held in 1974, the World Championships have been held every four years (even-numbered non-Paralympic years) from 1982 to 2004; beginning in 2009, they have been held every other year, in odd-numbered years.
The change from holding the World Championships every four years to every two was originally set to happen in 2007. The 2007 edition was slated for Klosters, Switzerland, but organizers withdrew their bid in early 2006, citing a lack of funding. The International Paralympic Committee initially attempted to find a replacement host for the 2007 Championships but in April decided to cancel the event entirely.
On 30 November 2016, the IPC, which serves as the international governing body for Alpine skiing involving competitors with disabilities, adopted the "World Para" branding for the committees that govern all disability sports for which it serves as the international federation. Accordingly, IPC world championship events in Alpine skiing have since been known as "World Para Alpine Skiing Championships".
At the 53rd International Ski Congress in July 2022, the IPC transferred responsibility of para-alpine skiing to the International Ski and Snowboard Federation.

## Hosts

| Year | Dates | Host | Country | Event | Notes |
| 1972 | | Courchevel | France | World Winter Games | Not an official World Championships |
| 1974 | | Le Grand-Bornand | France | Skiing World Championships | 1st, featured alpine (downhill) and Nordic (cross-country) skiing, held by the International Sports Organisation for Disabled (ISOD) |
| 1982 | | Alpes Vaudoise | Switzerland | 1982 Disabled Alpine World Championships | |
| 1986 | | Sälen | Sweden | 1986 World Disabled Ski Championships | 3rd |
| 1990 | 28 February - 7 March | Winter Park, Colorado | USA | 1990 Disabled Alpine World Championships | |
| 1996 | | Lech | Austria | 1996 Disabled Alpine World Championships | |
| 2000 | | Anzère | Switzerland | 2000 World Ski Championships for Disabled | 6th first time the world championships for alpine and Nordic skiing were held at the same time and hosted by the same Organizing Committee, 23 nations, 500+ athletes |
| 2004 | 30 January - 6 February | Wildschönau | Austria | 2004 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships | |
| 2007 | | Klosters | Switzerland | Cancelled | Cancelled due to lack of funding. |
| 2009 | 19 February - 1 March | Pyeongchang | South Korea | 2009 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships | |
| 2011 | 14 - 23 January | Sestriere | Italy | 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships | |
| 2013 | 18 - 27 February | La Molina | Spain | 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships | |
| 2015 | 2 - 10 March | Panorama Mountain Village | Canada | 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships | |
| 2017 | 22 - 31 January | Tarvisio | Italy | 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships | |
| 2019 | 21 - 24 January 28 - 31 January | Sella Nevea/Kranjska Gora | Italy/ Slovenia | 2019 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships | |
| 2022 | 8 - 23 January | Lillehammer | Norway | 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships | Alpine skiing, para biathlon, para cross-country and para snowboard all took place at these championships, it also served as a qualifying event for 2022 Winter Paralympics. |
| 2023 | 21-29 January | Espot | Spain | 2023 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships | |
| 2025 | 4–11 February | Maribor | Slovenia | 2025 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships | |

## Medal table (2009)

| Rank | IPC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Canada (CAN) | 9 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Austria (AUT) | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | Slovakia (SVK) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | United States (USA) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Australia (AUS) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 8 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 93 |