GB Snowsport

PARA ALPINE

Have you ever been skiing in low cloud with a blizzard swirling around you? That’s what it is like to be a Visually Impaired Para Alpine Skier.

Explore the terrifying, and completely exhilarating world of Para Alpine.

Top Stories

New School Games resources help mark one year to go to start of Paralympic Winter Games

New School Games resources help mark one year to go to start of Paralympic Winter Games

With one year to go until the opening of the Paralympic Winter Games 2022, GB Snowsport are delighted to support the launch of a new set of VI Skiing resources designed for use in the national School Games programme. The VI Skiing challenge cards, initially created as part of the Kent School Games programme, were […]
1 min
4 Mar 2021
Q&A WITH NEIL SIMPSON
2:05

Q&A WITH NEIL SIMPSON

Hear from GB Snowsport Para Alpine Athlete Neil Simpson after his nomination for the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year 2020.

MY SKIING CAREER IN PICTURES

MY SKIING CAREER IN PICTURES

See the career of three time Paralympic Medallist Millie Knight through a new lens.
2 mins
Para Alpine
20 Aug 2020

Meet the team

Meet the Para Alpine World Cup Athletes

Menna Fitzpatrick
MennaFitzpatrick
Kelly Gallagher
KellyGallagher
Millie Knight
MillieKnight
Neil Simpson
NeilSimpson

The Events

There are five different events in Para Alpine skiing:

SLALOM
GIANT SLALOM
DOWNHILL
SUPER-G
SUPER COMBINED

Para Alpine:

Events

Events closely match their FIS and Olympic Equivalents, taking place over one of two runs. The athlete with the fastest overall time wins.
Para Alpine:

Categories

STANDING

SITTING

VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Para Alpine

Categories

Each Category includes several classes classifications), so athletes with a range of impairments can compete against each other.

A time factoring system is used to ensure a level playing field.

WORLD CUP SQUAD

Menna Fitzpatrick
MennaFitzpatrick
Kelly Gallagher
KellyGallagher
Neil Simpson
NeilSimpson
Millie Knight
MillieKnight

Para Alpine Guides

Andrew Simpson (Guide)
AndrewSimpson(Guide)
Brett Wild (Guide)
BrettWild(Guide)
Gary Smith (Guide)
GarySmith(Guide)
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