The 1986 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the Stowe Mountain Resort in Stowe, Vermont as part of the 33rd annual NCAA-sanctioned ski tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's and women's collegiate slalom skiing and cross-country skiing in the United States.

[1] Utah, coached by Pat Miller, claimed their fourth team national championship, ten points ahead of Vermont in the cumulative team standings.

This year's NCAA skiing championships were hosted at the Stowe Mountain Resort in Stowe, Vermont These were the fifth championships held in the state of Vermont (1955, 1961, 1973, 1980, and 1986).