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| Tournament information | |
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| Sport | College skiing |
| Location |  Hancock, Vermont |
| Dates | March 9–11, 1961 |
| Administrator | NCAA |
| Host | Middlebury College |
| Venue | Middlebury College Snow Bowl |
| Teams | 7 |
Number of events | 4 (7 titles) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Denver (5th title) |
| 1st runners-up | Middlebury |
| 2nd runners-up | Colorado |
The1961NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at theMiddlebury College Snow Bowl inHancock, Vermont at the eighth annual NCAA-sanctioned ski tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiatealpine skiing,cross-country skiing, andski jumping in theUnited States.[1]
Denver, coached byWilly Schaeffler, captured their fifth national championship, the first since1957, edging out hostMiddlebury in the team standings.[2] This was the start of Denver's seven straight titles from 1961 through1967.
This year's championships were held March 9–11 inVermont at the Middlebury College Snow Bowl inHancock.Middlebury College, located in nearbyMiddlebury, served as hosts.
These were the first NCAA Championships hosted by Middlebury, the second in Vermont (Northfield,1955), and third in theEast (Lyme, New Hampshire,1958).
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
 | Denver | 376.19 |
 | Middlebury | 366.94 |
 | Colorado | 365.54 |
| 4 | Dartmouth | 356.06 |
| 5 | New Hampshire | 332.39 |
| 6 | Maine | 325.66 |
| 7 | Idaho | 309.51 |
| 8 | Washington | 278.57 |
| 9 | Williams | 277.55 |
Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles.
| Event | Champion | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Skier | Team | Time/Score | |
| Alpine | Buddy Werner | Colorado | 1:39.67 |
| Cross Country | Charlie Akers | Maine | 69:17 |
| Downhill | Gordi Eaton | Middlebury | 1:15.3 |
| Jumping |  Chris Selbekk | Denver | 226.3 |
| Nordic | John Bower | Middlebury | 3:14.12 |
| Skimeister | Art Bookstrom | Dartmouth | 366.24 |
| Slalom | Buddy Werner | Colorado | 1:35.2 |
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