2026 Dion Canadian Snowshoe Series Men's Champion - Bernie Hogan Congratulations to everyone who took part in the 2026 Dion Canadian Snowshoe Series . We had a great season with eight races taking place in Ontario, Quebec, BC and the Yukon . Points were awarded in each race with the highest point total being awarded the series champions, A $1,200.00 prize purse, donated by Snowshoe Canada , was shared between the top three male and top three female finishers in the series. B

The final race in the 2026 Dion Canadian Snowshoe Series took place on Sunday, February 8, 2026 in Whitehorse, Yukon at the Dion Yukon Snowshoe Race . Conditions were ideal with participants enjoying the beautiful 5.27 km course. Yanik Freeman took first place in the men's race in a time of 34:32. Marc Chartrand finished second in 36:10, followed by Mario Villeneuave in third in 37:58. Cynthia Freeman won the women's race in a time of 44:49. Shailyn Drukis finished second in

The Snownergie Simard Snowshoe Race  took place this weekend in Boischatel, Quebec. Multiple snowshoe running and trail running events took place with 5, 10 & 14km snowshoe events held. The 10km event awarded points towards the Dion Canadian Snowshoe Series. Men’s 5km Snowshoe: Julien Pinsonneault won the 5km in a fast time of 22:20. Francois Bernatchez finished second in 36:39, followed by Nicolas Thisdel in third in 39:15. Women’s 5km Snowshoe: Marie Chabot won with women’s

Mother Nature never seems to disappoint this winter! Participants in the 12th annual Dion Summerstown Forest Snowshoe Race were treated to a nice blanket of snow in addition to chilly -20C weather to contend with on race morning.  Men’s 8.4km Race: 2025 World Snowshoe Running Champion Eliot Soderholm of Paul Smith’s College, NY didn’t seem to mind the conditions as he flew through this year’s course beating his closest competitor by nearly 3 minutes in a time of 35:16. Berni

The 2026 Kawartha Lakes Snowshoe Race  took place on Sunday, February 1 in Fenelon Falls, ON. This race was also designated as the 2026 Canadian Snowshoe Running Championships. The 10km snowshoe race offered a $1000 cash prize purse (courtesy of Snowshoe Canada ) to the top 3 male and top 3 female finishers in the Open Category. With this also being the Canadian National Championships , there was an additional $500 prize purse (courtesy of Spafford Health and Adventure ) awar

The 2026 Snowy Soles Snowshoe Race certainly was a challenging one this year! It was the coldest day of the winter so far (-28C), and with over 30cm of new snow in the past week, it was not easy running. Fortunately all that snow allowed us to use the Loop de Loop section of the Goodrich Loomis trails, which is our favourite part of the trail system. For the men, Bernie Hogan took the win on the 6.5km course in a stellar time of 32:38. Jack Turner was second in 35:26, and Ja

The 11th Annual Ignite the Night Snowshoe race took place under what can only be described as ideal conditions. After a midweek melt followed by a heavy snowfall, the stage was set for a beautiful run amongst the lights of Upper Canada Village. This record-setting event saw 157 racers register and participate in either a 5 K or 10 K distance. The 10km event awarded points towards the Dion Canadian Snowshoe Running Series . Men's 10K Bernie Hogan Bancroft 42:39.88 Maxime Hard

The 2026 Fat Shoe Snowshoe Race took place on Saturday, January 17th in Vernon, BC at the Silverstar Mountain Resort. Participants were able to compete in various events including a Fat Bike Race, Snowshoe Race or a Fat Bike/Snowshoe Duathlon. The snowshoe only event awarded points towards the Dion Canadian Snowshoe Series . Men’s Race: Ivo Rytir from Enderby was the first snowshoe racer to cross the finish line in a time of 29:04. Daron Cope of Rossland finished second in 3

The 2026 Dion Canadian Snowshoe Series kicked off on Sunday with the Dion Mighty Chickadee Snowshoe Race . After several mild days leading up to the race, participants were pleased that colder temperatures and a blanket of snow overnight left the course in good shape. Men's Race Giancarlo Mastrantoni of Vaughan claimed the overall win in 31:32. Karl Venemore of Pickering followed in 35:29, securing second place, with Troy Bauman of Ancaster finishing third in 37:45.The Male

❄️ DION YUKON SNOWSHOE RACE ❄️ The final race of the Dion Canadian Snowshoe Series was held on Thursday, March 6th at the Mt Mac...