Australia sent a delegation to compete at the 1988 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria, which was held between 17–24 January 1988.

Hans Hinterholzer and Jamie Milner were the two team coaches for the Australian Alpine skiing events at the Innsbruck Paralympics.

Hodge was classified with having severe disability in a lower limb where an amputation or arthrodesis in the leg and hip.

[2] Specific skiing and training techniques have been developed for this LW2 skiers that address their disability type and equipment use.

At the age of 9 years old, his left leg was amputated above the knee due to bone cancer.

Like teammate Hodge, Milton was classed in the LW2 category for the Winter Paralympic games.

He debuted in the 1992 Winter Paralympics where he won a bronze medal in the Men's Super-G LW11.

The International Paralympic Committee defined this para-alpine classification as; a disability in the lower limbs and no sitting balance.