RMISA Releases 2024 Ski Schedule

BOULDER—The Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association has released its 2024 schedule and the Colorado Buffaloes are on tap to host two meets, the Spencer James Nelson Memorial Invitational Feb. 2-3 and the NCAA Championships March 6-9, both in Steamboat Springs.

The season will open shortly after the New Year at Soldier Hollow in Midway, Utah, at the 2024 United States Cross Country Skiing National Championships. Three of the four races there will count as RMISA Qualifiers, but not be counted toward any team meet. The 10K classic race on Jan. 2, the freestyle sprints on Jan. 4 and the classic sprints on Jan. 7 will open the Nordic season in those qualifier races.

The alpine teams get underway shortly after on Jan. 8 and 10 with the Westminster Invitational, an alpine-only meet at Park City. There are actually two alpine meets running concurrently, as the Utah Invitational will also host alpine races at Park City on Jan. 9 and 11. The Nordic portion of the Utah meet will then happen Jan. 12-13, remaining at Soldier Hollow.

The Buffs home meet is then on tap with a qualifier GS race on Feb. 1 getting things off the ground. There will be a second GS race on Feb. 2, both happening at Mt. Werner, and a night slalom on Feb. 3 at Howelsen Hill to emulate the schedule for the NCAA Championships on the alpine side. Nordic races will also take place at Howelsen with a 7.5K freestyle on Feb. 2 and a 20K classic on Feb. 3.

Teams will remain in Colorado and immediately partake in the Denver Invitational, with alpine races taking place Feb. 5-6 at Loveland Ski Area and Nordic races Feb. 9-10 at Maloit Park in Minturn.

After one more slalom race ahead of the RMISA Championships, the regular season will conclude. That qualifier will take place at Big Sky Resort on Feb. 22 as Montana State will host the RMISA Championships with alpine races there and Nordic races at Crosscut Mountain Sports Center Feb. 23-25 before teams return to Steamboat Springs for the NCAA Championships March 6-9.

The 2024 Colorado Buffaloes will be looking for the program's 21st National Championship hosting the 71st Annual NCAA Championships, the 10th time the Buffs will host the meet, more than any school in the nation. This will be the seventh time CU has hosted the championships at Steamboat Springs, Colo., and it's the ninth time Steamboat has played host to the event, the most of any site in history.

Colorado returns 18 skiers from the 2023 season during which the Buffs improved steadily and saved the best for last, pushing three-time defending champion Utah to the brink at the NCAA Championships, eventually finishing second. CU also returns GS National Champion Magdalena Luczak from the 2022 team for 19 overall returners. The squad will welcome 10 newcomers, as well, gaining significant depth on both alpine teams, especially the women's team.

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