The Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association (RMISA) is a

National Collegiate Athletic Association The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges ...

(NCAA) skiing-only conference. As the NCAA does not have divisions in collegiate skiing, it is composed of both

NCAA Division I NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major collegiate athletic ...

and

NCAA Division II NCAA Division II (D-II) is an intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It offers an alternative to both the larger and better-funded Division I and to the scholarship-free environmen ...

schools. The RMISA was founded in 1950 and was largely responsible for the creation of skiing as an NCAA sport in 1954. From 1950 to 1976 it was men's skiing, from 1977 to 1982 the RMISA sponsored both men's and women's skiing separately. In 1983, the NCAA incorporated women's skiing (it was an AIAW sport from 1977 to 1982) and made it a Coed sport and the RMISA did the same. The RMISA has won 56 of 68 skiing national championships since 1950, including 53 of 63 NCAA Championships that have been awarded and 29 of the 34 NCAA Championships since skiing went coed in 1983. Denver, Colorado and Utah are first, second and third on the list for most skiing national championships. Denver has won 25, including 23 NCAA, while Colorado has 20 (19 NCAA) and Utah 11 (10 NCAA).

Current members

The RMISA is currently made up of nine members, seven with NCAA affiliated ski teams and four associate members. The associate members can compete in regular season competition and at the RMISA Championships but cannot qualify for the NCAA Skiing Championships. Full Members: * Alaska Anchorage Seawolves * Alaska Nanooks — Joined in 2016–17 * California Golden Bears * Colorado Buffaloes * Denver Pioneers * Montana State Bobcats * Utah Utes * Westminster College (Utah) Associate Members: * Colorado Mountain College * Wyoming Cowboys and Cowgirls

Former members

Boise State Broncos The Boise State Broncos are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Boise State University, located in Boise, Idaho. The Broncos compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level as a member of the Moun ...

, dropped varsity skiing in 2007 *

Colorado College Tigers The Colorado College Tigers are composed of 16 teams representing Colorado College in intercollegiate athletics, including men and women's basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, and track and field. Men's sports in ...

, charter member in 1950, unclear when dropped * Colorado Mines Orediggers, charter member in 1950, unclear when dropped * Colorado State Rams, charter member in 1950, unclear when dropped *

Nevada Wolf Pack The Nevada Wolf Pack are the athletic teams that represent the University of Nevada, Reno. They are part of NCAA's Division I's Mountain West Conference. It was founded on October 24, 1896 with football as the Sagebrushers in Reno, Nevada. Hi ...

, dropped varsity skiing in 2011 *

New Mexico Lobos The New Mexico Lobos are the athletic teams that represent the University of New Mexico, located in Albuquerque. The university participates in the NCAA Division I in the Mountain West Conference (MW) since 1999, after leaving the Western Athlet ...

, dropped varsity skiing in 2019 * Utah State Aggies, charter member in 1950, unclear when dropped * Western State Colorado Mountaineers, dropped varsity skiing in 2008 *

Whitman College Whitman College is a private liberal arts college in Walla Walla, Washington. The school offers 53 majors and 33 minors in the liberal arts and sciences, and it has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9:1. Whitman was the first college in the Pacific ...

, dropped varsity skiing in 2008 * Wyoming Cowboys and Cowgirls, dropped varsity skiing in 1992 (Wyoming's current RMISA team is its club skiing team)

RMISA Champions

Source:"2013 Colorado Skiing Media Guide"
'' CUBuffs.com'', 01 January 2013. Retrieved on 26 February 2014. Championships By School ;Overall :Colorado 27 (1959-60-62-63-69-72-73-74-75-76-79 Men; 1978-79 Women; 1986-91-93-94-95-99-2000-02-06-08-10-11-13-15 Coed) :Denver 18 (1950-51-52-54-55-56-57-58-61-65-66-67-70-71 Men; 2001-04-05-07 Coed) :Utah 17 (1977-81 Women; 1980-81-82 Men; 1984-85-87-88-89-90-96-97-98-2003-12-14-16 Coed) :Wyoming 6 (1968-77-78 Men; 1980-82 Women; 1983 Coed) :New Mexico 2 (1992-2009 Coed) :Western State 2 (1953-64 Men) ;Men's :Denver 14 (1950-51-52-54-55-56-57-58-61-65-66-67-70-71) :Colorado 11 (1959-60-62-63-69-72-73-74-75-76-79) :Utah 3 (1980-81-82) :Wyoming 3 (1968-77-78) :Western State 2 (1953-64) ;Women's :Colorado 2 (1978-79) :Utah 2 (1977-81) :Wyoming 2 (1980-82) ;Coed :Colorado 14 (1986-91-93-94-95-99-2000-02-06-08-10-11-13-15) :Utah 13 (1984-85-87-88-89-90-96-97-98-2003-12-14-16) :Denver 4 (2001-04-05-07) :New Mexico 2 (1992-2009) :Wyoming 1 (1983)

References

External links

* {{Official Website, http://www.rmisaskiing.com NCAA conferences College skiing conferences in the United States