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| Tournament information | |
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| Sport | College skiing |
| Location |  Steamboat Springs,Colorado |
| Dates | March 27–29, 1969 |
| Administrator | NCAA |
| Venue(s) | Mount Werner, Howelsen Hill (jumping) |
| Teams | 12 |
Number of events | 4 (7 titles) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Denver (12th title) |
| 1st runners-up | Dartmouth |
| 2nd runners-up | Fort Lewis |
The1969NCAA Skiing Championships were contested atMount Werner ski area nearSteamboat Springs,Colorado at the 16th 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 twelfth national championship and eighth in nine years (the Pioneers' previous streak of seven consecutive titles was interrupted byWyoming in 1968). Denver finished 16.6 points ahead of runners-upDartmouth in the team standings.[1][2]
The sole repeat champion wasClark Matis ofColorado in cross country.[3]
This year's championships were held March 27–29 inColorado atMount Werner ski area inSteamboat Springs, with the jumping event atHowelsen Hill. Theprevious year's championships were held at the same sites.[4]
The sixteenth edition, these were the fifth in Colorado, and the second at Steamboat Springs.Winter Park hosted the state's first two (1956,1959), followed byCrested Butte in1966.
Mount Werner was sold later this year and rebranded as "Steamboat" in 1970.
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
 | Denver | 388.6 |
 | Dartmouth | 372.0 |
 | Fort Lewis | 367.5 |
| 4 | Montana State | 365.1 |
| 5 | Colorado Wyoming | 360.6 |
| 7 | Middlebury Western State | 359.4 |
| 9 | Washington | 352.1 |
| 10 | Nevada–Reno | 336.7 |
| 11 | Harvard | 325.8 |
| 12 | Montana | 320.6 |
Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles.
| Event | Champion | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Skier | Team | Time/Score | |
| Alpine | Paul Rachetto | Denver | 3:25.3 |
| Cross Country | Clark Matis(2) | Colorado | 52:22 |
| Downhill | Mike Lafferty | Colorado | 1:31.41 |
| Jumping |  Odd Hammernes | Denver | 220.0 |
| Nordic | Georg Krog | Denver | 7:22.2 |
| Skimeister | Ed Damon | Dartmouth | 347.6 |
| Slalom | Paul Rachetto | Denver | 1:31.43 |
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