2026 Dion Canadian Snowshoe Series - Final Standings
- Derrick Spafford
- 54 minutes ago
- 2 min read
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.
Bernie Hogan of Bancroft, ON once again repeated as the men's series champion with an impressive score of 37 points in the four races he participated in. Eliot Soderholm of Paul Smith's College, NY finished second with 20 points, followed by teammate Bryce Shannon of Paul Smith's College, NY in third also with 20 points. Eliot was awarded second place based on finishing with higher placings in head to head competition with Bryce in races they both ran.
Tanja Urbancic-Venemore of Pickering, ON claimed the women's crown as series champion with a score of 36 points in the five races she ran. Lisa Leskien of Sydenham, ON finished in second with 25 points, followed by Sheri Hogeboom of Kingston, ON in third with 21 points.
Men's Cash Prize Purse:
Bernie Hogan - $300.00
Eliot Soderholm - $200.00
Bryce Shannon - $100.00
Women's Cash Prize Purse:
Tanja Urbancic-Venemore - $300.00
Lisa Leskien - $200.00
Sheri Hogeboom - $100.00
The Frosty Foot Award is given away annually to the participant who competes in the most races in the Dion Canadian Snowshoe Series. The winner this year was Bryan Lambert of Newburgh, ON who competed in five races. Bryan recieves a $100 gift certificate from Spafford Health and Adventure. (Note: Cash prize winners are ineligible for the Frosty Foot Award).
A massive thank you to the following race directors and their team of volunteers for making this series happen:
Diane Livingston (Chickadee)
Phil Livingston (Chickadee)
Derek Gillard (Ignite)
Shiloh Julien (Ignite)
Erin McDougall (Snowy Soles)
Naomi Coker (Snowy Soles)
Dawna Jodoin (Fat Shoe)
David Robinson (Kawartha Lakes)
Gilles Parisien (Summerstown + Advisor for Ignite)
Sebastian Lechance (Snownergie)
Ben Yu Schott (Yukon)
A special thank you as well to our series sponsors:
We are already looking forward to next season. There were a couple of additional races that we had planned for 2026, but are expecting they will be in the lineup for 2027.
Thanks again for your support and we hope to see you again next year!
There's still a lot of great snowshoeing to be done with the awesome winter we've had, so on behalf of the Dion Canadian Snowshoe Series Team, we hope you enjoy the rest of the snowshoe season!
