The 1968 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at Mount Werner ski area near Steamboat Springs, Colorado, at the fifteenth 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.
Wyoming, coached by John Cress, captured their first national championship, edging out seven-time defending champion Denver by less than eight points in the team standings. The previous year, Wyoming was runner-up by less than one point.
Venue
This year's championships were held March 21–23 in Colorado at Mount Werner ski area in Steamboat Springs. The jumping event was at Howelsen Hill.
These were the fourth championships in Colorado, and the first at Steamboat Springs. Winter Park hosted the state's first two (1956, 1959), followed by Crested Butte in 1966.
Mount Werner was sold in 1969 and rebranded as "Steamboat" in 1970.
Team scoring
Rank Team Points Wyoming383.9 Denver 376.2 Dartmouth 369.5 Fort Lewis 369.1 Colorado 365.3 Western State 360.0 Middlebury 348.6 Washington 320.4 Vermont 306.5 Montana State 299.7
Individual events
Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles. Thursday: Slalom Friday: Downhill, Cross Country Saturday: Jumping Event Champion Skier Team Time/ScoreAlpine Dennis McCoy Denver 3:14.7Cross Country Clark Matis Colorado 53:19 Downhill Barney Peet Fort Lewis 1:37.30Jumping Peter Robes Wyoming221.2Nordic Jim Miller Fort Lewis 7:09.4Skimeister Eric Piene Wyoming 338.8Slalom Dennis McCoy Denver 1:36.32
See also List of NCAA skiing programs
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