1971 NCAA Skiing Championships

The 1971 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the Terry Peak ski area in Lead, South Dakota, at the 18th 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]

1971 NCAA Skiing Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege skiing
Location Lead, South Dakota
Administrator(s)NCAA
Venue(s)Terry Peak
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsDenver (14th title)
1st runners-upColorado
2nd runners-upMiddlebury

Denver, coached by Peder Pytte, captured their fourteenth national championship and tenth in eleven years. Denver finished 21.6 points ahead of rivals Colorado in the team standings.

Despite Denver's impressive streak of success, the Pioneers would not win their next NCAA skiing national championship until 2000.

Venue
Main article: Terry Peak
Terry Peak
1971 NCAA Skiing Championships site

This year's NCAA skiing championships were contested at the Terry Peak ski area in Lead, South Dakota.

These were the first, and only, championships held in the state of South Dakota and at Terry Peak.

Team scoring
RankTeamPoints
Denver394.7
Colorado373.1
Middlebury368.8
4Dartmouth368.3
5New Hampshire367.0
6Wyoming360.8
7Fort Lewis358.5
8Utah328.8
9Montana326.3
10Northern Michigan317.7
11Nevada–Reno308.2
12Michigan Tech249.0

See also

References
  1. "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
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