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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | College skiing |
| Location |  Olympic Valley, California |
| Dates | March 22–25, 1962 |
| Administrator | NCAA |
| Venue | Squaw Valley |
| Teams | 7 |
Number of events | 4 (7 titles) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Denver (6th title) |
| 1st runners-up | Colorado |
| 2nd runners-up | Western State |
The1962NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at theSquaw Valley Ski Resort inOlympic Valley, California at the ninth 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 sixth national championship (and second consecutive), edging out rivalColorado in the team standings.[2][3]
Scheduled as the opening event on Thursday, the downhill was postponed to Saturday due to heavy snowfall, and the jumping moved to Sunday.[4][5]
Utah's Jim Gaddis reclaimed the alpine title he wontwo years earlier; he won the slalom,[6] and was runner-up in the downhill, just a tenth of a second behind.[2][7]
This year's championships were held March 22–25 inCalifornia at Squaw Valley inOlympic Valley.Two years earlier, Squaw Valley had hosted the1960 Winter Olympics.[8]
The ninth NCAA championships, these were the first in California and the second in theLake Tahoe area of theSierra Nevada (1954 inReno, Nevada).
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
 | Denver | 390.08 |
 | Colorado | 374.30 |
 | Western State | 361.40 |
| 4 | Dartmouth | 356.32 |
| 5 | Nevada–Reno | 333.79 |
| 6 | California | 294.17 |
| 7 | Montana State | 280.51 |
Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles.
| Event | Champion | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Skier | Team | Time/Score | |
| Alpine | Jim Gaddis(2) | Utah | 3:29.7 |
| Cross Country | Jim Page | Dartmouth | 59:03 |
| Downhill | Myke Baar | Denver | 1:44.8 |
| Jumping |  Oyvind Floystad | Denver | 223.6 |
| Nordic | Tor Fageraas | Montana State | 3:13.57 |
| Skimeister | Jim Page | Dartmouth | 361.67 |
| Slalom | Jim Gaddis | Utah | 1:26.7 |
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