The Ski and Snowboard Association of Thailand (SSAT), which was only established a few years ago, sent four athletes to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.
The members of the quartet were Thai-Italian or Thai-Swiss skiers who live in those countries.
Their appearances in Pyeongchang prompted criticism that SSAT only looks for Thai athletes with an alien parent or those who live in a foreign country to compete in winter sports.
Thai athletes during their visit to a venue for the 2020 Youth Winter Olympics.
Indeed, seven athletes who have so far represented the Kingdom at the Winter Olympics are all half-Thais or were based in a foreign country at that time.
Among them is Britain-based Vanessa Mae, whose father is Thai and mother Singaporean.
The world-renowned violinist competed for Thailand at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi as Vanessa Vanakorn.
Hit by the criticism, SSAT secretary-general Sueb Tarasiri then initiated a project to create 'true Thai' competitors for winter sports.
The idea was backed by his boss, SSAT president Piyasvasti Amranand.
It is surely not an easy task as there is no snow in Thailand.
The SSAT launched the project last year by organising a roller skiing event to look for athletes with the potential for snow skiing.
The SSAT then selected 12 athletes and train them to play ski on a machine. They also practise roller skiing on the road.
Some of the selected athletes have experience in roller skating which makes it a bit easier for them to ski.
"It was difficult at the start but they were determined to play the sport," said Sueb, one of Thailand's top rollerblade athletes.
After practising in Thailand, the athletes saw snow for the first time when they went to train in Japan.
They then trained in Italy for a couple of weeks in January and took part in the Winter Children of Asia Games in Russia the following month.
With the third Winter Youth Olympics taking place next year, Sueb saw the chance to send some of his athletes to Lausanne 2020.
Three athletes who are eligible for the Games have been picked to try to qualify for the Lausanne tournament.
They are Poramet Chompoo of Bangkok, Natthawut Hiranrat of Chumphon and Nichakan Chinupun, who all are 15 or 16 years old.
The trio were invited by Switzerland Tourism to visit Lausanne, where they skied on some Youth Olympic venues, last week.
From left Nichakan Chinupun, Natthawut Hiranrat, Poramet Chompoo and Jeremy Poumine pose in Lausanne.
Separately, Switzerland-based mountaineering skier Jeremy Poumine, whose father is Swiss and mother Thai, is also eligible for Lausanne 2020.
Nichakan is a fine rollerblade athlete and has won the world title of a certain category.
She began with rollerblades when she was at Grade 6.
With her ambition being taking part in the Olympics, Nichakan has switched to skiing because roller skating is not an Olympic discipline.
She is setting her sights on securing a spot at Lausanne 2020.
"You can take part in the Olympics several times in your life, but you can compete at the Youth Olympics only once," she said.
Natthawut used to be a good football and futsal player and represented his school in Chumphon.
When he was in Grade 8, a teacher persuaded him to try roller skiing which led him to snow skiing.
"I thought this could be a good chance for me to represent Thailand in skiing and travel to foreign countries, so I gave it a try," he said.
The first time he took to the snow, he felt cold and discouraged.
"I tried to be brave and thought if they can do it, I can too," Natthawut said.
"My ultimate dream is to compete at the [senior] Winter Olympics to show to the world that Thais can ski."
Qualifying for Lausanne 2020 may not be too tough for the Thai athletes thanks to a limited quota for competitors from ski powerhouses and regulations which make it easier for the athletes from lesser countries to get Olympic berths.
"We have a high chance of qualifying for the Winter Youth Olympic," said Sueb.
During the trip to Lausanne, Poramet expressed confidence that he would qualify for the event.
"I am 100% confident that I will come back here next year," he said.
No Thai has competed at the Winter Youth Olympics and it would be good if the country made its first appearance at the Games in Lausanne where the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej grew up and studied.
Nichakan, Natthawut and Poramet will take part in a qualifying event for Lausanne 2020 in Australia later this year, and Sueb is upbeat about their chances.
"We want to prove that no snow, no problem," he said.