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The 1966 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the Crested Butte ski area in Created Butte, Colorado at the thirteenth annual NCAA-sanctioned ski tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate
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, and ski jumping in the United States. Denver, coached by Willy Schaeffler, captured their tenth, and sixth consecutive, national championship, edging out locals Western State in the team standings. The Pioneers' sole individual win was by Terje Øverland in downhill. Repeat individual champions were Mike Elliott of Fort Lewis in cross country, and Western State's Loris Werner (skimeister).
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of Colorado won the slalom and alpine titles to add to his two previous in downhill (
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). Utah's
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regained the jumping crown he won two years earlier and added the nordic.


Venue

This year's championships were held March 3–5 in Colorado at Crested Butte, north of Gunnison. The thirteenth edition, these were the third championships in Colorado and the first at Crested Butte; Winter Park hosted in
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Team scoring

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Individual events

Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles. *Thursday: Slalom *Friday: Cross Country *Saturday: Downhill, Jumping :


See also

* List of NCAA skiing programs


References

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