The following is a list of NCAA Division 1 ski teams with a brief description.
NCAA DIVISION 1 SKIING COLLEGES
EAST (EASTERN INTERCOLLEGIATE SKI ASSOCIATION)
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT. UVM is a state school that offers athletic and academic scholarships. UVM is perennially one of the strongest ski teams in the USA and recruit world-wide to the program. We have several UVM grads on staff. www.uvm.edu
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH. UNH is similar in size and offerings as UVM. Alice Black skied for UNH if you want to talk to someone about the school. UNH trains at Gunstock and Pat's Peak. www.unh.edu
St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY: SLU is a small, liberal arts school in northern NY State. It is a private school and offers a diverse package of academic scholarships and grants. St. Lawrence has no religious affiliation. It is also the alma mater of Alpine Director, Greg Needell. www.stlawu.edu
Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT: Middlebury is a small, liberal arts school in central VT. Traditionally strong ski team and school. They own their own ski area. Pat Callahan and Ramsay Hill are Middlebury graduates. www.middlebury.edu
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH: Very strong program and an Ivy League school. They also own their own ski area. Lindsay Mann graduated from Dartmouth. www.dartmouth.edu
Williams College, Williamstown, MA: Williams is a very solid academic institution in northwestern Massachusetts. They ski at Jiminy Peak Ski Area. Williams has very rigorous academics. www.williams.edu
Bates College, Lewiston, ME: Bates is another small, liberal arts school. They are in central Maine and train at several small ski areas in Maine. www.bates.edu
Colby College, Waterville, ME: Colby is also a small, liberal arts school in Maine. It is near Bates and they train at Sugarloaf. www.colby.edu
St. Michael's College, Colchester, VT: St. Mike's is near Burlington and UVM. It is a small Catholic/liberal arts college. www.smcvt.edu
Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH : Colby-Sawyer recently moved up to Division 1 skiing and joined EISA. It is a very small school at about 1000 students. New London is in central NH near Lake Sunapee. Mt. Sunapee is their training hill. www.colby-sawyer.edu
Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH: Plymouth State is a part of the University of New Hampshire system and has about 4,300 undergraduates. They moved up to NCAA Div.1/EISA this summer. New ability class coach, Austin Nevins recently graduated from Plymouth. www.plymouth.edu
Boston College, Newton, MA: BC should be a nationally recognized name to everyone reading this. BC is a Jesuit/Catholic school and is NCAA Division 1 in all sports. Boston College does offer athletic scholarship as well as a large package of grant and aid. BC has 9000 undergraduates. Weekend coach Courtney Hollis went to BC. www.bc.edu
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA: Harvard moved up to EISA/Division 1 skiing last year. I don't think I need to say much about Harvard. Get good grades, get good scores and ski fast.www.harvard.edu
Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME: Bowdoin has about 1700 students and is a small, liberal arts college. They compete in Division 1 in Nordic skiing only. www.bowdoin.edu
WEST (Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association)
University of Alaska-Anchorage, Anchorage, AK: UAA is the state university of Alaska and their team trains at Mt. Alyeska in Girdwood, AK. About 45 minutes from campus. They have an enrollment of about 20,000 and offer a wide array of scholarships and grants. www.goseawolves.com
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO: CU is one of the most successful NCAA programs and is a perennial contender for the NCAA Championship. They have an enrollment of about 30,000 and ski out of Eldora. Scholarships are available. www.cubuffs.com
University of Denver, Denver, CO: DU is a very strong program with scholarships available. They have an enrollment of almost 11,000. DU trains at Winter Park. www.denverpioneers.com
Montana State University, Bozeman, MT: MSU has an enrollment of 13,500 and train at Big Sky and Bridger Bowl. Athletic scholarships are available. Their primary training venue is Big Sky. J5 coach Gillian Hearn went to MSU.www.msubobcats.com
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM: UNM has an enrollment of 26,000 and they train at all the available New Mexico ski areas. Athletic scholarships are available for skiing. www.golobos.com
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT: The U is situated on the benches overlooking SLC and has about 29,000 undergraduates. Utah also offers athletic scholarships for skiing. They train at Park City. www.utahutes.com
Westminster College, Salt Lake City, UT: Westminster has an enrollment of about 3,000 and is situated in the Sugar House area of Salt Lake. They train at Park City. Westminster is an NAIA school that competes in RMISA but does not compete in the NCAA championships. www.westminstergriffins.com
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY: The Cowboys/Cowgirls compete in Nordic skiing only in the RMISA and has an enrollment of 13,000. Ability class Head Coach, Kent Towlerton graduated from Wyoming AND was the alpine coach there in the 1980s. www.uwyo.edu/ski
Colorado Mountain College, Steamboat Springs, CO: CMC offers 4 year degrees in Business and also in Sustainability. CMC is a need-based financial aid package. You must be enrolled at the Steamboat Campus to participate in NCAA skiing at CMC. CMC also does not compete at NCAA championships but is working toward becoming a full-fledged NCAA school. www.coloradomtn.edu
All of the universities and colleges listed here are NCAA Division 1 skiing schools and represent a large cross-section of American schools.
In addition to the Division 1 schools, there are literally hundreds of USCSA schools that offer skiing on a club and varsity level. Some USCSA schools offer athletic scholarships.
If you have any questions about NCAA Alpine Skiing opportunities, please contact Alpine Director, Greg Needell at 205-5110.
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