1963 NCAA Skiing Championships
The 1963 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the Solitude Ski Resort in Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah at the tenth annual NCAA-sanctioned ski tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, and ski jumping in the United States.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | College skiing |
| Location | Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah |
| Dates | March 21–23, 1963 |
| Administrator | NCAA |
| Host(s) | Utah |
| Venue(s) | Solitude Ski Resort |
| Teams | 6 |
Number of events | 4 (7 titles) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Denver (7th title) |
| 1st runners-up | Colorado |
| 2nd runners-up | Dartmouth |
Denver, coached by Willy Schaeffler, captured their seventh, and third consecutive, national championship, again edging out rival Colorado in the team standings.
Jim Page of Dartmouth repeated as Skimeister (all four events). The downhill competition on Friday was a three-way tie, won by Dave Gorsuch of Western State and Colorado's Bill Marolt and Buddy Werner, who reclaimed the alpine combined title he won two years earlier. Future Olympic bronze medalist Jimmie Heuga of Colorado won Thursday's slalom, passing teammates Marolt and Werner in the second run.