One vote has come between retiring Australian para alpine skier Mitch Gourley and a guaranteed spot on the IPC Athletes' Council.

Retiring Australian Winter Paralympian Mitch Gourley will have to wait until a meeting in April to learn if he'll join the International Paralympic Committee's Athletes' Council after he tied with a US ice hockey player in the elections.

Three winter athletes will serve on the IPC Athletes' Council for four years until Milano Cortina 2026.

The council acts as the liaison between Paralympic athletes and decision makers and is consulted by the IPC's board on strategic direction and operational matters.

There is currently no Australian representation on the council, comprised of nine athletes: three winter and six summer.

Kurt Fearnley previously served as one of the summer athletes.

Four-time Winter Paralympian Gourley was among eight athletes to put their name forward for elections, which were held at the athletes' villages from February 25 to March 11.

Norwegian para cross-country skier Birgit Skarstein (288 votes) and Canadian Joshua Peter Duek (245 votes) were immediately elected.

But 30-year-old Gourley, who will compete in his final race in Sunday's men's standing slalom, and Rico Roman tied for third on 225 votes.

Under the IPC handbook, a tie means the third and final position remains vacant until the council make a decision between the two candidates at their next meeting, which is set for next month.

"We hope to use our next Athletes' Council meeting in April to decide on the third member elected from the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games," chair person Jitske Visser said.

Voter turnout was 67.5 per cent, or 516 athletes, with athletes allowed to vote for three candidates.