Squaw to host World Cup event this season

Squaw Valley will host an Audi FIS Skicross World Cup and FIS Snowboard World Cup in the spring.

This will be the first time the International Ski Federation has brought a World Cup event to Squaw Valley since the FIS Alpine World Cup in 1969. The event will feature the top global stars in the sport, including local Olympian and seven-time X Games champion Nate Holland. Also expected to compete are Olympic SBX champion Seth Wescott, Olympic SBX medalists Alex Deibold and Lindsey Jacobellis, and World Cup skicross winner John Teller..

Cross racing pits athletes against each other to race head-to-had down a course of jumps, bumps and berms. Snowboardcross made its Olympic debut in 2006, with skicross in 2010.

The Tahoe event is March 4-8.

The event will be broadcast on NBC and NBCSN.