Created by legendary American snowboarder and Olympic gold medalist Shaun White, the Snow League — a premier competitive circuit dedicated to halfpipe action sports — is gearing up for its highly anticipated second season, with an opening team competition set to take place in the snow-covered highlands of Cardrona, New Zealand.
The opening round of the 2025–2026 season will run from September 18 to 20, timed perfectly to align with the Southern Hemisphere’s peak winter season. Cardrona has long held a reputation as a go-to training hub for elite action sports athletes from across the globe during the Northern Hemisphere’s off-season, making it an ideal location to kick off the new competitive calendar. This opening event will feature four squads drawn from different world regions, each consisting of one male snowboarder, one female snowboarder, one male freeskier, and one female freeskier, bringing a fresh team-focused dynamic to the traditional individual halfpipe competition format.
Following the New Zealand opener, the circuit will travel to three iconic winter sports destinations across North America and Europe for the remainder of the season. The next stop is scheduled for Aspen, Colorado, running January 7 to 9, before the league moves on to Park City, Utah, from January 21 to 23. Park City, which is set to serve as a host venue for the 2034 Winter Olympics, will welcome back halfpipe competition for the first time since 2019, marking a key milestone for the sport’s return to the venue. The season will wrap up in Laax, Switzerland, one of the world’s most renowned alpine resorts, with the final event taking place March 11 to 13.
In its inaugural 2023–2024 season, the Snow League drew a roster of elite Olympic talent, including freeski star Eileen Gu, snowboarders Gaon Choi and Yuto Totsuka — all Olympic medal holders. The circuit also offered one of the most generous prize purses in action sports: first-place finishers took home $50,000 per individual event last season, and six top athletes, including Gu and Totsuka, earned more than $100,000 in total prize money across the entire season, highlighting the league’s commitment to supporting elite athletes financially as they compete at the highest level.