By Meaghan MacDonald-PoolMSU NEWS SERVICE
BOZEMAN —
The Montana State University men’s and women’s ski teams spent
more time in planes and hotels at the end of last season than they did in their
own beds. This season, however, the team will travel just 18 miles from campus
to compete during the final week of the season, as the Bobcats host the NCAA
National Skiing Championships March 11-14 at Bridger Bowl Ski Area and Crosscut
Mountain Sports Center. MSU also hosted the NCAA West Regional Championships
Feb. 27-29, giving the alpine and Nordic ski qualifiers three weeks to practice
on their home hill and Nordic course.
This is the
seventh time MSU has hosted the national championships and the first since
2012. There are 148 athletes from 23 universities competing in alpine and
Nordic skiing. Alpine events took place March 11 and again on March 13 at
Bridger Bowl, while Nordic events ran March 12 and will conclude March 14 at
Crosscut Mountain Sports Center.
