The 40th annual Great Ski Race features a historic course linking Tahoe City to Truckee.

The 30-kilometer cross country ski race is the main fund raising event for the Tahoe Nordic Search & Rescue Team, a nonprofit all-volunteer organization.

Team members, along with community supporters, organize event,which continues to be one of the largest Nordic ski races west of the Mississippi.

Race proceeds are used primarily to purchase equipment for the team, and to support winter survival and avalanche education programs sponsored and conducted by the team.

The event is March 5. Go online to register.