1970 NCAA Skiing Championships

The 1970 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the Cannon Mountain Ski Area in Franconia, New Hampshire, at the seventeenth annual NCAA-sanctioned ski tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, and ski jumping in the United States.[1]

1970 NCAA Skiing Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege skiing
LocationNew Hampshire Franconia, New Hampshire
DatesMarch 4–7, 1970
AdministratorNCAA
Venue(s)Cannon Mountain Ski Area
Teams14
Number of
events
4 events (7 titles)
Final positions
ChampionsDenver (13th title)
1st runners-upDartmouth
2nd runners-upColorado

Denver, coached by Willy Schaeffler, captured their thirteenth national championship and ninth in ten years. Denver finished 7.8 points ahead of runners-up Dartmouth in the team standings, the second straight year the Pioneers bested the Big Green.

Venue
Main article: Cannon Mountain Ski Area

This year's NCAA skiing championships were held March 4–7 in New Hampshire at Cannon Mountain Ski Area near Franconia.

The seventeenth edition, these were the second at Cannon Mountain (1964) and third in New Hampshire (1958). The 1964 championships were scheduled for Dartmouth Skiway, but rain forced the transfer of the alpine events to Cannon Mountain.

Team scoring
Cannon Mountain is located in the United States
Cannon Mountain
Cannon Mountain
Location in the United States
RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s)Denver386.6
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Dartmouth378.8
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Colorado377.3
4Wyoming367.0
5Fort Lewis362.3
6Middlebury362.2
7New Hampshire357.3
8Air Force351.4
9Washington345.2
10Vermont341.9
11St. Lawrence326.5
12Montana323.4
13Northern Michigan295.5
14Northern Arizona247.1
Source:[1]

Individual events
Cannon Mountain is located in New Hampshire
Cannon Mountain
Cannon Mountain
Location in New Hampshire

Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles.

  • Wednesday: Giant Slalom (1st run)
  • Thursday: Giant Slalom (2nd run), Cross Country
  • Friday: Slalom
  • Saturday: Jumping
EventChampion
SkierTeamTime/Score
AlpineMike PorcarelliColorado5:04.34
Cross CountryNorway Ole HansenDenver62:35
Giant Slalom ^Norway Otto TschudiDenver2:31.22
JumpingJay RandColorado206.3
NordicJim Miller (2)Fort Lewis7:15.2
SkimeisterJohn KendallNew Hampshire
SlalomMike PorcarelliColorado1:34.99
Source:[1][2][3][4][5]
^ A giant slalom (2 runs) replaced the downhill

See also

References
  1. "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  2. Dew, Dick (March 5, 1970). "Denver tops ski competition". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. p. D3.
  3. Dew, Dick (March 6, 1970). "Denver awaits NCAA trophy". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. p. D1.
  4. Dew, Dick (March 7, 1970). "Denver U. still tops in skiing". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. p. A5.
  5. "Denver is still the favorite on slippery slopes". Lewiston Evening Journal. (Maine). Associated Press. March 7, 1970. p. 15.

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