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| Tournament information | |
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| Sport | College skiing |
| Location |  Durango, Colorado |
| Dates | March 5–8, 1975 |
| Administrator | NCAA |
| Host | Fort Lewis College |
| Venue | Durango Mountain |
| Teams | 13 |
Number of events | 4 (6 titles) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Colorado (6th title) |
| 1st runners-up | Vermont |
| 2nd runners-up | Wyoming |
The1975NCAA Skiing Championships were contested atDurango Mountain ski area, north ofDurango, Colorado, at the 22nd annual NCAA-sanctioned ski tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiatealpine,cross country skiing, andski jumping in theUnited States.[1][2][3]
Three-time defending championColorado, coached by alumnusBill Marolt, captured their sixth national championship, finishing 68 points ahead of runner-upVermont, the largest victory margin to date.
Repeat champions were Wyoming's Steiner Hybertsen (cross country), Colorado's Didrik Ellefsen (jumping), and Stig Hallingbye (nordic) of Wyoming; Hybertsen's win was his third consecutive. Denver'sPeik Christensen reclaimed his slalom title oftwo years earlier; he entered the week as the two-time defending champion in alpine.
This was the last time for thedownhill event at the NCAA championships; it was replaced bygiant slalom in1976.[1]
This year's championships were held March 5–8 inColorado at Durango Mountain in theSan Juan Mountains ofLa Plata County, north ofDurango.Fort Lewis College in Durango served as host.
These were the first NCAA championships at Durango, and the seventh in Colorado; previous sites wereWinter Park (1956,1959,1972),Crested Butte (1966), andSteamboat Springs (1968,1969).
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
 | Colorado | 183 |
 | Vermont | 115 |
 | Wyoming | 93 |
| 4 | Northern Michigan | 85.5 |
| 5 | Denver | 83 |
| 6 | Utah | 78 |
| 7 | Western State | 68.5 |
| 8 | Dartmouth | 64 |
| 9 | Middlebury | 44 |
| 10 | Fort Lewis | 43 |
| 11 | Montana State | 24 |
| 12 | Nevada–Reno | 18 |
| 13 | Boise State | 15 |
Four events were held, which yielded six individual titles.
| Event | Champion | ||
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| Skier | Team | Time/Score | |
| Alpine | Mark Ford | Colorado | 2:31.45 |
| Cross Country |  Steiner Hybertsen(3) | Wyoming | 53:53.06 |
| Downhill | Mark Ford | Colorado | 1:14.80 |
| Jumping | Didrik Ellefsen(2) | Colorado | 214.2 |
| Nordic | Stig Hallingbye(2) | Wyoming | 6:37.0 |
| Slalom | Peik Christensen(2) | Denver | 1:48.83 |
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