Japan’s Sena Tomita currently leads the standings, with Mitsuki Ono 30 points behind as Season One heads into the final Event.
As the inaugural Snow League season heads toward the final event at LAAX, Switzerland, March 19–21, the women’s snowboard standings leave a story to unfold. Several women among the field of 16 are in contention to take the title and stake their claim as the first-ever Snow League women’s snowboard champion.
Japan leads the charge, with Sena Tomita entering Event Four with 233 points and holding a 30 point advantage over Olympic bronze medalist, Mitsuki Ono. Despite a fall during practice at Event Two in China that ended her finals run, Tomita’s victory in Aspen, followed by a second-place podium finish has kept her firmly atop the standings. She will be looking for a minimum third place finish in LAAX to clinch the championship without concerns for her fellow competitors’ results. Tomita comes with her signature frontside 1080 tailgrab, a switch frontside 720 Indy, and a massive frontside 900 melon—Ono comes with her own frontside 1080, which she flows into a Cab 900.
Ono could overtake Tomita in the standings with a win in LAAX, but Tomita would need to finish fourth or worse. If Ono finishes second and Tomita falls behind to at least fifth, she could also finish on top.
Both athletes arrive at the season finale in a strong position to win, and either has a run capable of landing atop the podium. A potential head-to-head matchup between the two would surely put some of the most progressive women’s halfpipe riding on display for a battle that would have fans on their feet.
American favorite Maddie Mastro currently stands in third with 175 points, and remains within striking distance of the title. To take the championship, she’d need to win Event Four, while Ono and Tomita finish further down the standings. With a pair of second-place finishes at Snow League Aspen under her belt, and her double crippler in rotation, Mastro has proven she has everything she needs to make a run for the championship.
Several athletes will also be battling to hold or improve their position among the top eight in the field to secure a Season Two invitation—and make a run for the podium. This includes a pack of young standouts, including 16-year-old Rise Kudo, who finished third in China and followed up with a fourth place finish in Aspen to move into fourth in the standings with 133 points. In fifth sits 17-year-old Olympic gold medalist Gaon Choi with 124 points. Choi is recovering from her fall and heroic return to take gold in Italy and will not compete in LAAX.
Sixteen-year-old Aspen Event Three winner Sara Shimizu will be in the field, currently ranked sixth with 105 points—that extra five points earned as the top qualifier nods to her total dominance in Aspen where she soundly won all three heats, along with the top score of finals to take the win. Shimizu could shake things up in the leaderboard at LAAX.
She’s followed by 14-year-old Event Two winner Patti Zhou with 100 points in seventh place. Zhou will be competing in her second event of Season One at LAAX, and will be looking to make lightning strike twice. Brooke D’Hondt currently sits just above the Season One cut line with 90 points.
Just outside the cutoff are two of the most experienced athletes in the field: China’s Cai Xuetong and Spain’s Queralt Castellet. Both veterans remain just three points back and could surge back into the top eight with a strong performance in LAAX, creating a late-season challenge for riders currently sitting on the cusp.
With the championship still undecided and multiple positions in the standings up for grabs, the final event of The Snow League’s inaugural season at LAAX can’t be missed. In a format built on head-to-head battles, the outcome may ultimately come down to one final run in the LAAX halfpipe.
About The Snow League
Launched in June 2024, The Snow League is the first professional winter sports league dedicated to snowboarding and freeskiing. Founded by three-time Olympic gold medalist and entrepreneur Shaun White, Season One features a four-event global format boasting a $2.2 million season purse, with athletes competing to earn points to determine the overall champions. The season kicked off at Buttermilk in Aspen Snowmass (March 7–8, 2025), then headed to Yunding Snow Park, China (Dec. 4–6, 2025), where 16 of the world’s top freeskiers joined the roster at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games venue. The League returned to Aspen (Feb. 27–28, 2026) and concludes at LAAX, Switzerland (March 19–21, 2026), where the first-ever Snow League World Champions will be crowned.
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