The sport was introduced at the 1976 Winter Paralympics. At the 1988 Games, the Giant Slalom was an exhibition event for amputee classified skiers. At the 1992 Winter Paralympics, all disability types were eligible to participate, with classification being run through the International Paralympic Committee, with classification being done based on blind, amputee and sitting disability types. Downhill was open to the LW classification, the Super G had a blind event and an LW event, the Giant was open to blind and LW classes, and the slalom was open to the LW classification.