1979 NCAA Skiing Championships

Tournament information
Sport	College skiing
Location	Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Administrator	NCAA
Host(s)	University of Colorado Boulder
Venue(s)	Steamboat Ski Resort
Teams	13
Final positions
Champions	Colorado (10th title)
1st runners-up	Utah
2nd runners-up	Vermont

The 1979 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the Steamboat Ski Resort on Mount Werner near Steamboat Springs, Colorado, at the 26th annual NCAA-sanctioned ski tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate alpine, cross-country skiing, and ski jumping in the United States.^[1]

Seven-time defending champions Colorado, coached by Tim Hinderman, once again claimed the team national championship, finishing 23 points ahead of Utah in the standings. This was the tenth title for the Buffaloes.

Venue

Steamboat Springs

1979 NCAA Skiing Championships site

This year's NCAA skiing championships were contested at the Steamboat Ski Resort at Mount Werner in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

These were the eighth championships held in the state of Colorado (1956, 1959, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1975, and 1977) and the third at Steamboat Springs (1968 and 1969).

Team scoring

Rank	Team	Points
	Colorado (H)	153
	Utah	130
	Vermont	123
4	Wyoming	99
5	Dartmouth	74
6	Middlebury	62
7	Northern Michigan	60
8	Montana State	35
9	New Hampshire	33
10	Williams	19
11	New Mexico	10
12	Michigan Tech	9
13	Minnesota–Duluth	3

See also

• List of NCAA skiing programs

References