2026 Style Series takes flight at Mount St. Louis Moonstone

2026 Style Series takes flight at Mount St. Louis Moonstone.

As the 2026 Style Series makes its mark at Mount St. Louis Moonstone, organizers and officials are continuing to praise their grassroot events in enabling local athletes to ride into the next level.

Rod Frost, chairman of Ontario Snowboard said the competition is a part of a provincial series.

“For our riders it’s very important for their development to be able to have these types of competitions, to be able to progress up and prepare themselves for possibly the world stage,” said Frost.

Riders aged 14-18 competed in the event including Reilly Mathewson who said competitions like the Style Series allow riders to gain experiences in competitions as well as compete as a team.

“Every rider rides for themselves, but they represent a team so every rider (will) go down and try and give it their all, see what they can put down,” said Mathewson. “And then overall (the) team itself, it’s almost like a sponsor and they represent you and you represent them and you try and give it your all.”

Robert Huter, general manager of Mount St. Louis Moonstone said its important for the program to start at the grassroots level.

“It’s, the bottom of the pyramid for potentially, future Olympic athletes and, we’ve had some athletes come through our programs that have, made it all the way (to) the Olympics,” said Huter. “So it’s great to see these young kids out here enjoying the winter.”

Mathewson added every day on the hill is a good day.

“It’s honestly a great privilege to be able to compete. It’s lots of fun, and I definitely recommend it for everyone,” said Mathewson.