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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS. A LIT SLALOM HILL YOU CAN WALK TO.

Colorado Mountain College

Colorado Mountain College is a public, open-enrollment college with 11 locations across the central Colorado mountains; Steamboat Springs is one of its three residential campuses. The Eagles, nicknamed the Skigles, train at Howelsen Hill within walking distance of campus and at Steamboat Resort three miles away, and race RMISA carnivals as the conference's alpine associate member without an NCAA pathway.

Steamboat Springs, CO

Continuing for 2026-27 with a $10,000 annual athlete fee toward a $250,000 program budget; RMISA associate, cannot qualify for NCAAs.

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  • RMISA associate · not NCAA skiing
  • RMISA
  • Men & women
CMCEagles · Ski team

Photo: Natuza Olen (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA 4.0

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NCAA divisionRMISA · not NCAA skiing
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Full-time students, collegewideAbout 14,000 annually
~5,000
EnrollmentDiploma or GED; no GPA or test minimum
Open
Tuition per credit, in-state2026-27; $560 out-of-state
$220
Home hill, walking distanceSteamboat Resort 3 miles
Howelsen Hill
Student-faculty ratioCollegewide
12:1
Roster athletes2026-27
5
NCAA power rankscore 50.38
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Why CMC?

Keep racing FIS.Decide the degree later.

CMC is built for racers who want RMISA starts and a low tuition bill while they finish an associate or bachelor's degree, or position themselves to transfer.

  • Ski slopes at Steamboat Resort in winter

    RMISA starts without Division I admission

    As RMISA's alpine associate member, CMC racers start in the same carnivals as Colorado, Denver, Utah and Nevada; the team's Lucas Ellis won the RMISA Nevada Invitational slalom in February 2026.(skiracing.com)

  • Howelsen Hill ski area and ski jumps above downtown Steamboat Springs, Colorado

    A historic hill next to campus

    Howelsen Hill, owned and operated by the City of Steamboat Springs, is Colorado's oldest continuously operated ski area (since 1915) and has been the training ground for 100 Olympians.(steamboatsprings.net)

  • Crowd at the Steamboat Springs Winter Carnival

    Two paths through the program

    Athletes can ski four years while finishing a bachelor's degree, or two years with an associate degree and transfer to a four-year team.(cmceagles.com)

  • Mount Werner, home of Steamboat Resort, seen from Lincoln Avenue in Steamboat Springs

    Tuition by the credit

    In-state tuition is $220 per credit and WUE is $330, with an estimated in-state on-campus year of $22,804.(coloradomtn.edu)

About the school

The honest version.

What the school is, what it is known for, and what a family should weigh before committing.

Colorado Mountain College is a public, open-enrollment college with 11 locations across Colorado's central mountains; Steamboat Springs is one of its three residential campuses, and the college has about 5,000 full-time students in all. It grants certificates, associate degrees and nine bachelor's degrees (business, nursing, sustainability, ecosystem science, education and others), plus a ski and snowboard business program that fits the town. Admission is automatic with a diploma or GED. The ski team, the Eagles, is roughly 40 years old and trains at Howelsen Hill, a lit slalom hill within walking distance of campus, and at Steamboat Resort three miles away. CMC is an associate member of RMISA, so its racers start alongside Colorado, Denver and Utah, but the college is not an NCAA member and its skiers do not go to the NCAA Championships. Many treat it as a two-year springboard to a Division I team. Tuition is per credit and low, but since 2025 the college no longer funds the team; it runs on donations and a $10,000 annual athlete contribution.

Know before you commit

  • No NCAA pathway: CMC is not an NCAA member and holds only associate membership in RMISA, so its skiers race RMISA carnivals but cannot qualify for the NCAA Skiing Championships; racers who want that must transfer.(rmisaskiing.com)
  • Funding is now on the families: the college says it "does not have the funding structure to independently sustain the costs of the ski team," so from 2026-27 each athlete pays $10,000 per year and the program depends on a donor campaign ($1.5 million goal by June 2027) after state and federal cuts ended institutional funding in 2025.(coloradomtn.edu)
  • Limited academic breadth: nine bachelor's degrees and no engineering or research-university options, so students wanting other majors plan on transferring after the associate degree.(coloradomtn.edu)
  • The program's future was in doubt as recently as spring 2025, when the coach learned it might be cut; the April 2026 campaign update still described a $1 million fundraising deadline.(skiracing.com)

Feel the campus

From first tracks to final exams.

Credited archive photographs of the campus, the town and the hill; not current team photography.

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Ski team experience

Skigles.RMISA's associate member.

CMC's coed alpine team races slalom and giant slalom in RMISA carnivals as the conference's associate alpine member; the college is not an NCAA member, so its skiers do not go to the NCAA Championships. Head coach Scott Tanner, a former U.S. Ski Team National University Team head FIS coach, has run the program since 2018. Athletes are expected to be active FIS competitors, and the 2025-26 roster page lists 24 athletes.

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Team athletes
5
Men / women
4 / 1
International athletes
1
Associate member (alpine)
RMISA
Alpine disciplines
SL + GS
Athletes listed, 2025-26
24

Where Declan fits today

Not a selection or admission prediction.

  • SLNo comparison
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    Scoring line 60.36.

  • GSNo comparison
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    Scoring line 53.18.

  • SGNo comparison
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    Scoring line 211.95.

  • DHNo comparison
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    Scoring line 213.96.

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Academics

What you can study.

CMC is a dual-mission college on a semester calendar: certificates, 55 associate emphasis areas and nine bachelor's degrees. Admission is open, with placement decided by ACT, SAT or Accuplacer scores rather than acceptance. The bachelor's list is short, so racers wanting engineering or a research-university major usually plan on transferring after the associate degree.

  • ~5,000
    Full-time students, collegewide
  • Open
    Enrollment
  • 12:1
    Student-faculty ratio
  • 9
    Bachelor's degrees

7 featured fields · full catalog

  • Business AdministrationBusiness
    A BS and one of the nine bachelor's degrees offered across CMC campuses.
  • Ski and Snowboard BusinessBusiness
    A Steamboat program with the first SIA certification program, built around the local resort economy.
  • NursingHealth
    A BSN; nursing and some health programs carry higher per-credit tuition.
  • Integrated SustainabilityEnvironment
    A BA in sustainability studies, supported on the Steamboat campus by the Bear Park Permaculture Center.
  • Ecosystem Science and StewardshipEnvironment
    A BS in field-based ecosystem science.
  • Biological ScienceScience
    A BS for students headed toward health or science careers.
  • EducationSocial science
    A BA in teacher education.
Explore majors

Source: coloradomtn.edu

Admissions

Your path here.

Anyone with a high school diploma or GED is admitted; ACT, SAT or Accuplacer scores are used only for class placement. Getting into the college is not the same as making the ski team, which expects active FIS racers and selects its own roster.

Testing
test-blind(coloradomtn.edu)
  1. Apply online; the application is free and most people finish it in about 20 minutes.
  2. Have your high school send an official transcript if you graduated within the last five years.
  3. Submit ACT or SAT scores or take the Accuplacer placement test, used for class placement only.
  4. Contact the Steamboat campus for advising, complete financial aid steps and register (fall 2026 registration ran May 4 to August 9).
Admissions details

Cost & financial aid

What a year costs.

2026-27 published figures.

Published costs
Tuition per credit (in-district)$110
Tuition per credit (in-state)$220
Tuition per credit (WUE)$330
Tuition per credit (out-of-state)$560
Estimated annual cost, in-district on campus (30 credits)$19,504
Estimated annual cost, in-state on campus (30 credits)$22,804

Per-credit rates apply to associate and bachelor's courses; nursing and some health programs cost more. Annual estimates assume 30 credits on campus and include housing and meals; a $5-per-credit technology fee and $100-per-semester residence hall tech fee apply. No athletic scholarships are stated; from 2026-27 each ski team member contributes $10,000 per year and the program is funded through the CMC Foundation Ski Team Fund.(coloradomtn.edu)

Financial aid information

Location

Campus, hill, airport.

CMC Steamboat Springs campus

A full-service residential campus at 1275 Crawford Avenue inside the town of Steamboat Springs.

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Downtown Steamboat Springs with snow-patched mountains behind
Downtown Steamboat Springs at the end of May 2006

Student life

Beyond the hill.

  • Hill Hall on campus

    Most residents are placed in double rooms at Hill Hall, within walking distance of town, with a free on-demand Yellow Line shuttle to both ends of Steamboat Springs.(coloradomtn.edu)

  • Steamboat's winter calendar

    The town's Winter Carnival is held each February, and the college campus includes the Ball Observatory and the Bear Park Permaculture Center.(coloradomtn.edu)

  • A program the town is paying for

    After the college stopped funding the team in 2025, the CMC Ski Team Fund has raised $650,000, and the team trained at Copper Mountain in November 2025 ahead of the season.(steamboatpilot.com)

Athlete voices

Real stories.

  • “It's very clear this isn't a fluke. Our athletes are real contenders.”
    Scott Tanner, head coach · source
  • “I'm looking for athletes who want to continue ski racing at a high level, while earning a college degree.”
    Scott Tanner, head coach · source
  • “The team is walking with a pep in their step. We're currently training at Copper and the team is skiing really well.”
    Scott Tanner, head coach · source

Sources, rights and updates

Where this comes from.

Every figure carries its reporting period and a link. Rosters and points come from official rosters and FIS or USCSA results. Photographs are Wikimedia Commons archive images under open licences, credited on each image.

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