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| Denver Pioneers ski team | |
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| University | University of Denver |
| Head coach | Joonas Rasanen, Alpine Rogan Brown, Nordic |
| Conference | RMISA |
| Location | Winter Park, Colorado Tabernash, Colorado |
| Home mountain | Winter Park Resort Devil's Thumb Ranch |
| Colors | Crimson and gold[1] |
| NCAA championships | |
| 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018 | |
The University of Denver Ski Team is a collegiate team that has won a record 24 NCAA Championships the first dating back to 1954.[2] Under the direction of coach Willy Schaeffler, a member of the National Ski Hall of Fame, the Pioneers skied their way to 13 championships.[3] Under Schaeffler's leadership, the University of Denver Ski Team "completely dominated intercollegiate skiing" in the United States for two decades. [4] Schaeffler's "passion for preparedness" and tough training regimen yielded "remarkable" success in competition.[5]
The program was absent from 1984–1992, but surged back onto the national scene winning eight of the first 12 NCAA Championships this century. The Alpine team currently practices less than 70 miles away from campus at Winter Park Resort. The Nordic team calls Devil's Thumb Ranch Resort home, only 78 miles from the university.[6]
- ^ Colors | University of Denver. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ "Skiing: Championship History". NCAA.
- ^ "Willy Schaeffler, Skiing Coach, 72". The New York Times. April 12, 1988.
- ^ "Close Up: Olympic Ski Coach Willy Schlaeffler "I've never taught a boy how to lose"". LIFE. March 12, 1971. pp. 46–49. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
- ^ "Tough Way to be a Skier". LIFE. January 14, 1957. pp. 46–49. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
- ^ "DU Skiing" (PDF). University of Denver Athletics. Retrieved September 8, 2011.