STEAMBOAT SPRINGS & WINTER PARK — A second straight double-podium finish in men’s Nordic competition and a strong women’s slalom performance paved the way Saturday for the University of Colorado ski team to move up a notch into third place in its own Spencer James Nelson Memorial Invitational, with one day of alpine events remaining.
The Nordic competition was held again at the Howelsen Hill Ski Area in Steamboat, while the slalom was run at Winter Park, the latter in very tough conditions.
Denver remained in the lead, with 512 total points with only the giant slalom races left on Sunday. After the Pioneers, who extended their advantage from 22 to 69 points, it’s a total logjam with just six points separating second through fourth: New Mexico (443), Colorado (438) and Utah (437). Alaska Anchorage rounds out the top five with 324, followed by Montana State (308) in the nine-school event.
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