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NCAA Announces Relocation of 2026 Ski Championships to Utah
2/17/2026 10:00 AM | Skiing
Change made due to insufficient snowfall and conditions in Montana
SALT LAKE CITY – The NCAA announced today that the 2026 National Collegiate Ski Championships have been relocated to Utah.
Dates for the meet are unchanged; it will still take place from Wednesday through Saturday, March 11-14. Alpine competitions will take place at the Spencer F. Eccles Olympic Mountain Center at the Utah Olympic Park in Park City, Utah, with Nordic events slated for Soldier Hollow Nordic Center in Midway, Utah.
Previously, Montana State had been scheduled to serve as host. The difficult decision to relocate was made after assessing conditions at the originally planned race venues in the Bozeman, Montana, area. Unfortunately, insufficient snowfall this winter has presented challenges in preparing the host venues, despite tireless efforts from race organizers in Montana.
The sequence of races is unchanged with the move to Utah. The meet will begin with giant slalom (March 11), followed by 7.5K classic interval starts (March 12), slalom (March 13) and capped off with 20K freestyle mass starts (March 14).
The move does not affect a previous and separate announcement that Utah will host the 2028 NCAA Ski Championships. With today's news, Utah will host in 2026 and 2028; Vermont will host in 2027.
Additional information about the NCAA Ski Championships will be released as it becomes available.
Follow the Utah Ski Team on social media @utahskiteam. Download the Utah 360 app here.
Dates for the meet are unchanged; it will still take place from Wednesday through Saturday, March 11-14. Alpine competitions will take place at the Spencer F. Eccles Olympic Mountain Center at the Utah Olympic Park in Park City, Utah, with Nordic events slated for Soldier Hollow Nordic Center in Midway, Utah.
Previously, Montana State had been scheduled to serve as host. The difficult decision to relocate was made after assessing conditions at the originally planned race venues in the Bozeman, Montana, area. Unfortunately, insufficient snowfall this winter has presented challenges in preparing the host venues, despite tireless efforts from race organizers in Montana.
The sequence of races is unchanged with the move to Utah. The meet will begin with giant slalom (March 11), followed by 7.5K classic interval starts (March 12), slalom (March 13) and capped off with 20K freestyle mass starts (March 14).
The move does not affect a previous and separate announcement that Utah will host the 2028 NCAA Ski Championships. With today's news, Utah will host in 2026 and 2028; Vermont will host in 2027.
Additional information about the NCAA Ski Championships will be released as it becomes available.
Follow the Utah Ski Team on social media @utahskiteam. Download the Utah 360 app here.
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