They were held at the resort of Tignes as a support venue of the main host city Albertville, France, from 25 March to 1 April 1992.

Estonia, Liechtenstein and South Korea made their debut appearances at the Winter Games.

It featured a bird with broken wings flying high over a mountain peak, symbolizing the abilities of the participating athletes.

[2] The official mascot was Alpy, designed by Vincent Thiebaut, represented the summit of the Grande Motte mountain in Tignes.

Alpy was shown on a mono-ski to demonstrate its athleticism and the colours of white, green and blue were used to represent purity/snow, hope/nature and discipline/the lake.