At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the six alpine skiing events were held on Piz Nair from Monday, 2 February to Thursday, 5 February 1948.

Henri Oreiller of France earned a medal in all three events, with two golds and a bronze.

Trude Beiser of Austria and Gretchen Fraser of the United States both won two medals, a gold and a silver each.

The first Olympics after World War II did not invite Germany or Japan.

Despite being a part of the Axis until 1943, Italy was invited; Germany and Japan were excluded.