The World Cup will return to Squaw Valley, CA for the first time since 1969 this coming winter.  Check out the video above of the last time there was a world cup in Squaw.  Not many people remember much about it, except that it was damn fun.

“Squaw Valley will host an Audi FIS World Cup in March 2017, consisting of a women’s giant slalom on Friday, March 10 and a women’s slalom on Saturday, March 11. The event will mark the return of World Cup ski racing to California for the first time in 19 years. The World Cup will bring Olympic champions like Mikaela Shiffrin and Squaw Valley’s own Julia Mancuso to compete on the legendary Red Dog run, which also played host to the ladies’ slalom and giant slalom events at the 1969 World Cup and 1960 Winter Olympics.

With the 2017 season culminating in the Audi FIS Ski World Cup Finals in Aspen, Colorado, the USSA had a unique opportunity to schedule an additional women’s World Cup weekend in the U.S. following Olympic test events in PyeongChang, South Korea. The addition of Squaw Valley and Killington, VT to the calendar will total 16 World Cup events hosted in the U.S. in the 2016-17 race season, the second highest ever.” – Squaw Valley, USA

Andy Wirth on the World Cup at Squaw:

I am so pleased to share the news that, moments ago, Squaw Valley was selected and affirmed by a vote of the FIS council to host an Audi FIS World Cup in March 2017, consisting of a women’s giant slalom on Friday, March 10 and a women’s slalom onSaturday, March 11. This event marks the return of World Cup ski racing to California for the first time in 19 years. The World Cup will bring Olympic champions like Mikaela Shiffrin and Squaw Valley’s own Julia Mancuso to compete on the legendary Red Dog run, which also played host to the ladies’ slalom and giant slalom events at the 1969 World Cup and 1960 Winter Olympics.

Importantly, I want to share with all of you why, as a mountain community, we are hosting this event. There is nothing like watching a group of young athletes standing in the finish corral looking up and truly being motivated by the best athletes in the world. With 1,500 kids in our race program and countless others in the region, this is the stage we must set for them to achieve their goals, in ski racing or otherwise. It is not only our goal, but our responsibility, to inspire the next generation of ski racers.

I encourage you to watch our announcement video and hear for yourself how excited current and former Olympians are to have this event return. The excitement is palpable.

Warm regards,

President & Chief Executive Officer
Squaw Valley Ski Holdings, LLC
Squaw Valley | Alpine Meadows