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.
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
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
Rank Team Points Denver 386.6 Dartmouth 378.8 Colorado 377.3 Wyoming 367.0 Fort Lewis 362.3 Middlebury 362.2 New Hampshire 357.3 Air Force 351.4 Washington 345.2 Vermont 341.9 St. Lawrence 326.5 Montana 323.4 Northern Michigan 295.5 Northern Arizona 247.1
Individual events
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 Event Champion Skier Team Time/ScoreAlpine Mike Porcarelli Colorado 5:04.34Cross Country Ole Hansen Denver 62:35 Giant Slalom ^ Otto Tschudi Denver 2:31.22Jumping Jay Rand Colorado 206.3Nordic Jim Miller Fort Lewis 7:15.2Skimeister John Kendall New Hampshire Slalom Mike Porcarelli Colorado 1:34.99
^ A giant slalom (2 runs) replaced the downhill
See also List of NCAA skiing programs
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