1980 NCAA Skiing Championships

American college skiing competition

1980 NCAA Skiing Championships

Tournament information
Sport| College skiing
Location|  Lake Placid, New York
Stowe, Vermont
Administrator| NCAA
Venue(s)| Whiteface Ski Resort (NY)
Stowe Mountain Resort (VT)
Teams| 13
Final positions
Champions| Vermont (1st title)
1st runners-up| Utah
2nd runners-up| Colorado

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The 1980 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at both the Whiteface Ski Resort at Lake Placid, New York, and the Stowe Mountain Resort in Stowe, Vermont, as part of the 27th annual NCAA-sanctioned ski tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate slalom skiing, cross-country skiing, and ski jumping in the United States.[1]

Vermont, coached by Chip LaCasse, claimed their first team national championship, finishing 20 points ahead of Utah in the cumulative team standings.

## Events

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This was the final year that ski jumping was included in the event program.

## Venue

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Main articles: Whiteface Ski Resort and Stowe Mountain Resort

Whiteface

Stowe

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1980 NCAA Skiing Championships site

This year's NCAA skiing championships were co-hosted at the Whiteface Ski Resort in Lake Placid, New York, and the Stowe Mountain Resort in Stowe, Vermont.

These were the first championships held in the state of New York and fourth in Vermont (1955, 1961, 1973, and 1980).

## Team scoring

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Rank | Team | Points

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| Vermont | 171
| Utah | 151
| Colorado | 98
4 | Northern Michigan | 92
5 | Dartmouth | 88
6 | Middlebury | 86
7 | Wyoming | 82
8 | Montana State | 15
9 | New Hampshire | 14
10 | St. Lawrence | 10
11 | New Mexico | 8
12 | Minnesota | 4
13 | Nevada–Reno | 3

## See also

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* List of NCAA skiing programs

## References

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1. ^ "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 25, 2019.

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