The 1997 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the Stowe Mountain Resort in Stowe, Vermont as the 44th annual NCAA-sanctioned ski tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's and women's collegiate slalom and cross-country skiing in the United States.

[1] Defending champions Utah, coached by Pat Miller, won the team championship, the Utes' ninth title overall and eighth as a co-ed team.

This year's NCAA skiing championships were hosted at the Stowe Mountain Resort in Stowe, Vermont These were the seventh championships held in the state of Vermont (1955, 1961, 1973, 1980, 1986, 1990, and 1997) and fourth at Stowe (1980, 1986, 1990, and 1997).