The 1965 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the Crystal Mountain ski area in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in Pierce County, Washington at the twelfth 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.
Denver, coached by Willy Schaeffler, captured their ninth, and fifth consecutive, national championship, edging out Utah in the team standings. The downhill title went to Bill Marolt of Colorado, and Rick Chaffee of Denver won the slalom and the combined.
Venue
This year's championships were held March 25–28 in Washington at Crystal Mountain, located in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in Pierce County, southeast of Seattle. Opened in late 1962, the ski area was completing its third season.
The twelfth edition, these were the first championships held in Washington and the first in the Cascade Range.
Team scoring
Rank Team Points Denver 380.5 Utah 378.4 Western State 367.3 Dartmouth 360.3 Washington 344.9 Colorado 300.7 Nevada–Reno 294.8 Idaho 190.5 Fort Lewis 114.6 Harvard 91.9 Montana 74.7 Middlebury 65.8 Vermont 59.4 Williams 30.3 Michigan Tech 29.8 Montana State 0.33 Wyoming 0.27
Individual events Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles. Thursday: Cross Country Friday: Slalom Saturday: Downhill Sunday: Jumping Event Champion Skier Team Time/ScoreAlpine Rick Chaffee Denver 2:49.4Cross Country Mike Elliott Fort Lewis 55:34 Downhill Bill Marolt Colorado 2:11.89Jumping Erik Jansen Denver 219.8Nordic Matz Jenssen Utah 7:31.65Skimeister Loris Werner Western State 356.6Slalom Rick Chaffee Denver 1:48.25
See also List of NCAA skiing programs
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