This research study focuses on the effect that the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic had on recreational level alpine skiing, and it has been actualised trough an survey questionnaire. The interest of this study was not only the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the ski seasons 2019/2020 and 2020/2021, but also the expectations for the season 2021/2022 that was upcoming at the time this study was implemented. Throughout the survey it is further analysed with which activities did the respondents replace skiing, their thoughts on the effect of the newfound situation on skiing, how big of an obstacle will this be in their ski resort trip planning and how will they deal with it. This research had 285 participants ( 165 male and 120 female) with an average age of 38,09 years with a deviation of 11,04 years. The participants were recreational skiers with more than 7 days of ski days before the pandemic. The results have shown that the SARS-CoV-2 virus has caused a loss of skiing days in the seasons that were the focus of the study, and that the effect was lesser on the 2019/2020 season, in which the virus first appeared, than in the later 2020/2021 season. These types of results and effects on recreational skiing were expected considering the series of aggravated circumstances that happened as a result of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. A more detailed and careful planning of ski resort trips has shown to be one of the major consequences. At the same time it is interesting to emphasize that 67 % of respondents have found an alternative to alpine skiing in the form of other outdoor sports activities. Furthermore, the research has shown that the appearance of SARS-CoV-2 virus has significantly affected respondents doing recreational skiing but not their sports activity in general. In conclusion, it is to be expected that recreational skiing will fully recover once the circumstances normalize.