Discover Our Legacy

The Nevada Ski Team has a rich history, being one of oldest NCAA ski programs established in 1936 by Wayne Poulsen, founder of Palisades Tahoe. The team has produced many elite level skiers and snowboarders, with 18 Reno/Tahoe athletes competing in the 2022 Beijing Olympics. UNR is the only NCAA ski program in the Sierra Nevada region, with 22 ski areas within a two-hour Reno, each of which has a ski team. Almost all these ski teams are located within the Tahoe Basin and Mammoth, representing the Far West Region of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, or USSA. Both alpine and nordic athletes representing the FW Region will ski.