The 1960 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at Bridger Bowl near Bozeman, Montana, at the seventh 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. Montana State College served as the hosts.
Colorado, coached by Bob Beattie, repeated as national champions, again edging out rival Denver in the team standings. This was the second title for the Buffaloes.
There were no repeat individual champions this year, but downhill winner Dave Butts of Colorado won his third title; the McCall, Idaho native took the jumping and Skimeister honors the previous year.
Venue
This year's championships were held March 24–26 in Montana at Bridger Bowl, north of Bozeman. Montana State College, located in Bozeman, served as hosts.
The seventh edition of the championships, these were the first in Montana.
Team scoring Rank Team Points Colorado571.4 Denver 568.6 Dartmouth 561.2 Wyoming 501.9 Nevada 456.4 Western State 489.5 Washington State 231.3
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 Jim Gaddis Utah 1:39.0Cross Country John Dendahl Colorado 58:13Downhill Dave Butts Colorado 1:27.0Jumping Dag Helgestad Washington State 100.0Nordic John Dendahl Colorado 1:36.4Skimeister John Dendahl Colorado 378.6Slalom Rudy Ruana Montana1:50.10
See also List of NCAA skiing programs
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