The new season is due to begin in St Moritz, Switzerland, on December 13 and ends in Canada in February, the last major competition before next year's Winter Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang. 

A dedicated website has been created for the 2018 World Cup featuring news, daily video highlights, video interviews and live results from all events. 

The World Cup will be live streamed with English commentary on the website, the IPC’s YouTube channel and the World Para Alpine Skiing Facebook page.

Broadcasters from traditional snow sport nations such as Austria, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States have already expressed interest insert it into their own coverage.

Czech production company Playo TV has been appointed as host broadcaster for the World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup. 

They will provide the livestream and all video highlights of the competition.

Social media will showcase daily highlights videos, end of event World Cup standings graphic and Wow videos.

Clips of key moments will be posted on the World Para Alpine Skiing Facebook and Twitter accounts, while athletes’ reaction and behind-the-scenes photos and videos will be available on Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat.

"The 2018 World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup will give the athletes the opportunity to showcase their talent to the whole world," said head of IPC snow sports Dimitrije Lazarovski said.

"With the Paralympic Winter Games coming in March, this is going to be one of the best seasons ever and I am sure all those following the competition will enjoy some amazing performances.

"We would like to thank the Local Organising Committees, Playo TV and all our partners for working together with us to deliver the 2018 World Cup."

"We are extremely happy to announce the plans for the 2018 World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup," IPC commercial and marketing director Alexis Schäfer said.

"We have continuously improved our broadcasting production for IPC sports year after year and now, with the support of Playo TV, we will offer to broadcasters the best coverage for Alpine Skiing to date.

"This is the season of the Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games and there could be no better way to launch this new broadcast initiative. 

"The coverage will allow us to promote the sport and athletes like never before to a global audience. 

"We are also very happy with the response we have received from our broadcast partners and their interest in the 2018 World Cup."

After the opening stage in Switzerland, the 2018 World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup season is due to move to Kuhtai in Austria at an event to take place between December 19 and 22. 

Five further stages take place in the New Year in Zagreb-Sljeme in Croatia on January 8 and 9, Kranjska Gora in Slovenia on January 11 and 12, Veysonnaz in Switzerland on January 15 to 18, Tignes in France on January 21 to 26 and Kimberley in Canada on February 7 to 11.