NCAA Championships: Ready to Rumble

March 8, 2011

Stowe, Vermont

Almost three feet of snow and 148 of the nation’s best college ski racers have just converged on Stowe, Vermont, where the University of Vermont is hosting the 58th edition of the NCAA Skiing Championships March 9-12 at Stowe Mountain Resort (alpine) and Trapp Family Lodge (cross country).

It is, of course, this country’s main event for college skiing, but the fields will boast young men and women from around the world, some of whom have competed on the World Cup and at various World Championships events this season. Read about all the action every evening on skiracing.com and, if you’re on Twitter, follow @Bryce_Hubner for race updates throughout the day.

The host Catamounts enter the event as the the No. 1 ranked team in the land, followed by the University of Colorado, University of Utah, New Mexico, and Dartmouth. See more about Ski Racing’s NCAA Power Rankings and individual contenders by clicking here.

In the meantime, find a schedule of events below. (Please note that the original schedule has been changed due to the possibility of inclement weather on Thursday; men’s and women’s GS races have been moved to tomorrow)

Wednesday, March 9
8:30 a.m. Women’s GS 1st run
10 a.m. Men’s 10k freestyle, individual start
10:45 a.m. Women’s GS 2nd run
12 p.m. Women’s 5k freestyle, individual start
1 p.m. Awards Ceremony for freestyle
1 p.m. Men’s GS 1st run
3:15 p.m. Men’s GS 2nd run
4:15 p.m. Awards Ceremony for GS


Thursday, March 10

No events



Friday, March 11

9:30am Women’s 15km Classic, mass start

11:30am Men’s 20km Classic, mass start

1:00 pm Men’s and Women’s Flower and Awards Ceremony



Saturday, March 12

9:30-10:00 am Men’s Slalom 1st run

10:30-11:00 amWomen’s Slalom 1st run

12:15-12:45 pm Men’s Slalom 2nd run

1:15-1:45 pm Women’s Slalom 2nd run

2:15 pm Men’s and Women’s Flower Ceremony

3:30 pm Awards Ceremony at Stowe Mountain Resort- Spruce Peak Plaza

For more details and links to information about individual teams, click here.

Photo: UVM NCAA Champs team member Meg Ryley racing at Stowe earlier this season. Credit: Dennis Curran / UVM