| 1959 NCAA Skiing Championships | |
| Sport: | College skiing |
| Location: | Winter Park, Colorado |
| Start Date: | March 27 |
| End Date: | 29, 1959 |
| Administrator: | NCAA |
| Venues: | Winter Park Ski Area |
| Teams: | 9 |
| Events: | 4 (7 titles) |
| Champions: | Colorado (1st title) |
| Runners-Up1: | Denver |
| Runners-Up2: | Dartmouth |
| Previous: | 1958 |
| Next: | 1960 |
The 1959 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested in Winter Park, Colorado at the sixth annual NCAA-sanctioned ski tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, and ski jumping in the United States.[1]
Colorado, coached by Bob Beattie, captured their first national championship, edging out rival Denver in the team standings.[2]
The sole repeat individual champion was Denver's Clarence Servold, in cross country.[3]
See main article: Winter Park Resort. This year's championships were held March 27–29 in Colorado at Winter Park, west of Denver.[2] [3]
These were the second NCAA championships at Winter Park (and in Colorado), which previously hosted in 1956.
| Rank | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 549.4 | ||
| 543.6 | |||
| 542.7 | |||
| 502.3 | |||
| 489.5 | |||
| 460.1 | |||
| 453.5 | |||
| 443.6 | |||
| 406.7 |
Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles.
| Event | Champion | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skier | Team | Time/Score | ||
| 1:40.0 | ||||
| 59:55.0 | ||||
| 1:28.8 | ||||
| Dave Butts | 222.0 | |||
| 1:36.7 | ||||
| Skimeister | Dave Butts | 365.0 | ||
| 1:59.0 | ||||