The Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association (RMISA) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) skiing-only conference. As the NCAA does not have divisions in collegiate skiing, it is composed of both NCAA Division I and NCAA Division II schools. The RMISA was founded in 1950 and was largely responsible for the creation of skiing as an NCAA sport in 1954. From 1950-76 it was men's skiing, from 1977-82 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 1977-82) 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).
The RMISA is currently made up of nine members, six with NCAA affiliated ski teams and three 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
Colorado Buffaloes
Denver Pioneers
Montana State Bobcats
New Mexico Lobos
Utah Utes
Associate Members:
Colorado Mountain College
Westminster College (Utah)
Wyoming Cowboys and Cowgirls
Boise State Broncos, dropped varsity skiing in 2007
Colorado College Tigers, 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, dropped varsity skiing in 2011
Utah State Aggies, charter member in 1950, unclear when dropped
Western State College of Colorado, dropped varsity skiing in 2008
Whitman College, dropped varsity skiing in 2008
Wyoming Cowboys and Cowgirls, dropped varsity skiing in 1992 (Wyoming's current RMISA team is its club skiing team)
Source:
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)
