The 1958

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were contested at the

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at the fifth annual NCAA-sanctioned ski tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, and

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in the

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. Host Dartmouth, coached by Al Merrill, edged four-time defending champion

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in the team standings to claim their first national championship. For the first time in its brief history, there were no repeat individual NCAA champions.

Venue

This year's championships were held February 28 to March 2 in

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at the

in Lyme, hosted by nearby

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. The fifth edition, these were the first NCAA championships in New Hampshire and the second in the

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; the 1955 events were in central

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at Northfield, about northwest of Lyme. The championships returned to Dartmouth Skiway in

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, but rain forced the transfer of the alpine events to Cannon Mountain; the next time at Dartmouth was in 2003. The vertical drop of the Skiway in 2020 was approximately .

Team scoring

Individual events

Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles. :

References

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Skiing in New Hampshire

Venue

Team scoring

Individual events

See also

References