1978 NCAA Skiing Championships

Tournament information
Sport	College skiing
Location	Franconia, New Hampshire
Administrator	NCAA
Venue(s)	Cannon Mountain Ski Area
Teams	14
Final positions
Champions	Colorado (9th title)
1st runners-up	Wyoming
2nd runners-up	Dartmouth

The 1978 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the Cannon Mountain Ski Area in Franconia, New Hampshire, at the 25th 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]

Six-time defending champions Colorado, coached by Bill Marolt, once again claimed the team national championship, finishing 31 points ahead of Wyoming in the standings. This was the ninth title for the Buffaloes.

Venue

Cannon Mountain

1978 NCAA Skiing Championships site

This year's NCAA skiing championships were contested at the Cannon Mountain Ski Area at Cannon Mountain in Franconia, New Hampshire.

These were the fourth championships held in the state of New Hampshire (1958, 1964, 1970, and 1978) and the third at Cannon Mountain (1964, 1970, and 1978).

Team scoring

Rank	Team	Points
	Colorado	152.5
	Wyoming	121.5
	Vermont	114
4	Dartmouth	113.5
5	Utah	109.5
6	Northern Michigan	56
7	Middlebury	53
8	New Hampshire	25
9	Montana State	20
10	Williams	13
11	Alaska–Fairbanks	10
12	Nevada	9
13	Montana	8
14	Bates	5

See also

• List of NCAA skiing programs

References