Here's everything you need to know leading up to the 2026 NC skiing championship, including selection show info, schedule and results.
The skiing committee will select participants from Central, West and East regions. Alpine and Nordic athletes will qualify in the region which their institution is located with the exception of Alpine skiers in the Central region. Central region Alpine skiers may qualify in either the East or West regional qualification region with the National office each year.
Regional Qualification Sites and Dates
- East region: Feb 20-21
- Middlebury Snow Bowl and Rikert Outdoor Center | Hosted by Middlebury College)
- Central region : Feb 27-28
- Grand Avenue Nordic Center | Hosted by College of Saint Scholastica
- West region: Feb. 26-28
- Bridger Bowl and Cross Cut Ranch | Hosted by Montana State University
2026 NCAA skiing championship schedule
- Selections show: Wednesday, March 4 at 12 p.m. ET on krikyacasino.com
- Championship: Wednesday, March 11- Saturday March 14
- Wednesday, March 11:
- Women’s Giant Slalom
- Men’s Giant Slalom
- Thursday, March 12:
- Women’s 7.5 km Individual Freestyle
- Men’s 7.5 km Individual Freestyle
- Friday, March 13:
- Men’s Slalom
- Women’s Slalom
- Saturday, March 14:
- Men’s 20 km Mass Start Classical
- Women’s 20 km Mass Start Classical
- Wednesday, March 11:
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Where is the 2026 NCAA skiing championship?
The Alpine events will be held at Utah Olympic Park in Park City, Utah and the Nordic events will be held at Soldier Hollow Nordic Center in Midway, Utah from March 11-14.
NC skiing championship history
| Year | Champion | Coach | Points | Runner-Up | Points | Host or Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Utah | Fredrik Landstedt | 590.0 | Colorado | 513.0 | Dartmouth Cross Country Ski Center (Oak Hill) | Hanover, NH |
| 2024 | Colorado | Jana Weinberger | 569.5 | Utah | 567.5 | Mt. Werner and Howelsen Hill | Steamboat Springs, CO |
| 2023 | Utah | Fredrik Landstedt | 526.0 | Colorado | 491.5 | Mt. Van Hoevenberg and Whiteface Mountain | Lake Placid , NY |
| 2022 | Utah | Fredrik Landstedt | 578.0 | Vermont | 511.5 | Park City Mountain Resort & Soldier Hollow | Park City, UT |
| 2021 | Utah | Fredrik Landstedt | 554.0 | Colorado | 522.5 | New Hampsire (Cannon Mountain and Jackson Nordic Center) |
| 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Utah | Fredrik Landstedt | 530.5 | Vermont | 476 | Stowe Mountain Resort, Vermont |
| 2018 | Denver | Andy LeRoy | 603 | Colorado | 563 | Steamboat, Colo. (Howelsen Hill) |
| 2017 | Utah | Kevin Sweeney | 541.5 | Colorado | 525 | New Hampshire (Jackson) |
| 2016 | Denver | Andy LeRoy | 567.5 | Colorado | 491.5 | Colorado (Steamboat Springs) |
| 2015 | Colorado | Richard Rokos | 505 | Denver | 478 | St. Lawrence (Lake Placid) |
| 2014 | Denver | Andy LeRoy | 556 | Vermont | 487.5 | Utah |
| 2013 | Colorado | Richard Rokos | 708 | Utah | 665 | Middlebury |
| 2012 | Vermont | Bill Reichelt | 832 | Utah | 671 | Bridger Bowl |
| 2011 | Colorado | Richard Rokos | 831 | Utah | 750 | Stowe |
| 2010 | Denver | Andy LeRoy | 785.5 | Colorado | 714 | Colorado (Steamboat Springs) |
| 2009 | Denver | Andy LeRoy | 659 | Colorado | 602.5 | Bates |
| 2008 | Denver | Andy LeRoy | 649.6 | Colorado | 619 | Montana State |
| 2007 | Dartmouth | Cami Thompson | 698 | Denver | 648 | New Hampshire |
| 2006 | Colorado | Richard Rokos | 654 | New Mexico | 556 | Colorado (Steamboat Springs) |
| 2005 | Denver | Jurt Smitz | 622.5 | Vermont | 575 | Vermont |
| 2004 | New Mexico | George Brooks | 623 | Utah | 581 | Nevada (Truckee, Calif.) |
| 2003 | Utah | Kevin Sweeney | 682 | Vermont | 551 | Dartmouth |
| 2002 | Denver | Kurt Smitz | 656 | Colorado | 612 | Alaska Anchorage |
| 2001 | Denver | Kurt Smitz | 649 | Vermont | 605 | Middlebury |
| 2000 | Denver | Kurt Smitz | 720 | Colorado | 621 | Park City |
| 1999 | Colorado | Richard Rokos | 650 | Denver | 636 | Bates |
| 1998 | Colorado | Richard Rokos | 654 | Utah | 651.5 | Bozeman |
| 1997 | Utah | Pat Miller | 686 | Vermont | 646.5 | Vermont |
| 1996 | Utah | Pat Miller | 719 | Denver | 635.5 | Bozeman |
| 1995 | Colorado | Richard Rokos | 720.5 | Utah | 711 | New Hampshire |
| 1994 | Vermont | Chip LaCasse | 688 | Utah | 667 | Sugarloaf Mountain |
| 1993 | Utah | Pat Miller | 783 | Vermont | 700.5 | Steamboat Springs |
| 1992 | Vermont | Chip LaCasse | 693.5 | New Mexico | 642.5 | New Hampshire |
| 1991 | Colorado | Richard Rokos | 713 | Vermont | 682 | Park City |
| 1990 | Vermont | Chip LaCasse | 671 | Utah | 571 | Vermont |
| 1989 | Vermont | Chip LaCasse | 672 | Utah | 668 | Jackson Hole |
| 1988 | Utah | Pat Miller | 651 | Vermont | 614 | Middlebury |
| 1987 | Utah | Pat Miller | 710 | Vermont | 627 | Anchorage |
| 1986 | Utah | Pat Miller | 612 | Vermont | 602 | Vermont |
| 1985 | Wyoming | Tim Ameel | 764 | Utah | 744 | Bozeman |
| 1984 | Utah | Pat Miller | 750.5 | Vermont | 684 | New Hampshire |
| 1983 | Utah | Pat Miller | 696 | Vermont | 650 | Bozeman |
| 1982 | Colorado | Tim Hinderman | 461 | Vermont | 436.5 | Lake Placid |
| 1981 | Utah | Pat Miller | 183 | Vermont | 172 | Park City |
| 1980 | Vermont | Chip LaCasse | 171 | Utah | 151 | Lake Placid and Stowe |
| 1979 | Colorado | Tim Hinderman | 153 | Utah | 130 | Steamboat Springs |
| 1978 | Colorado | Bill Marolt | 152.5 | Wyoming | 121.5 | Cannon Mountain |
| 1977 | Colorado | Bill Marolt | 179 | Wyoming | 154.5 | Winter Park |
| 1976 | Colorado/Dartmouth | Bill Marolt/Jim Page | 112 | |||
| 1975 | Colorado | Bill Marolt | 183 | Vermont | 115 | Bates |
| 1974 | Colorado | Bill Marolt | 176 | Wyoming | 162 | Fort Lewis |
| 1973 | Colorado | Bill Marolt | 381.89 | Wyoming | 377.83 | Jackson Hole |
| 1972 | Colorado | Bill Marolt | 385.3 | Denver | 380.1 | Middlebury |
| 1971 | Denver | Peder Pytte | 394.7 | Colorado | 373.1 | Winter Park |
| 1970 | Denver | Willy Schaeffler | 386.6 | Dartmouth | 378.8 | Terry Peak |
| 1969 | Denver | Willy Schaeffler | 388.6 | Dartmouth | 372 | Mount Werner |
| 1968 | Wyoming | John Cress | 383.9 | Denver | 376.2 | Mount Werner |
| 1967 | Denver | Willy Schaeffler | 376.7 | Wyoming | 375.9 | Sugarloaf Mountain |
| 1966 | Denver | Willy Schaeffler | 381.02 | Western State | 365.92 | Crested Butte |
| 1965 | Denver | Willy Schaeffler | 380.5 | Utah | 378.4 | Crystal Mountain |
| 1964 | Denver | Willy Schaeffler | 370.2 | Dartmouth | 368.7 | Franconia Notch |
| 1963 | Denver | Willy Schaeffler | 384.6 | Colorado | 381.6 | Solitude |
| 1962 | Denver | Willy Schaeffler | 390.08 | Colorado | 374.3 | Squaw Valley |
| 1961 | Denver | Willy Schaeffler | 376.19 | Middlebury | 366.94 | Middlebury |
| 1960 | Colorado | Bob Beattie | 571.4 | Denver | 568.6 | Bridger Bowl |
| 1959 | Colorado | Bob Beattie | 549.4 | Denver | 543.6 | Winter Park |
| 1958 | Dartmouth | Al Merrill | 561.2 | Denver | 550.6 | Dartmouth |
| 1957 | Denver | Willy Schaeffler | 577.95 | Colorado | 545.29 | Ogden Snow Basin |
| 1956 | Denver | Willy Schaeffler | 582.01 | Dartmouth | 541.77 | Winter Park |
| 1955 | Denver | Willy Schaeffler | 567.05 | Dartmouth | 558.935 | Norwich |
| 1954 | Denver | Willy Schaeffler | 384 | Seattle | 349.6 | Nevada |