FRANCONIA, N.H. — Usually the slalom has wreaked havoc at virtually every one of the first 63 NCAA Skiing Championships, but in this 64th edition that kicked off Wednesday, a dozen skiers fell victim and posted DNF's (did not finish) in the less risker giant slalom.
Unfortunately, two of those DNFs were posted by University of Colorado skiers, the reason the Buffaloes sit in fifth place through two of the eight events to be held here. For the second straight year, Montana State owns the first day lead with 149 points, followed by Utah (136), defending champion Denver (133), Dartmouth ( 107) and then the Buffs (92).