The inaugural season of The Snow League reaches its finale this week, March 19–21, in LAAX, Switzerland. As the first-ever Snow League World Champions take plae, the stakes extend far beyond the podium; they are a battle for survival in the league. Only the top eight snowboarders in the overall standings will secure guaranteed spots for next year. Everyone else will be forced to fight their way back into the field. LAAX will be the ultimate “sink or swim” moment, as well as a fight for bragging rights and the new Tiffany & Co. trophy.

The race for the inaugural Snow League women’s snowboard championship is currently a Japanese-led battle between Sena Tomita and Olympic bronze medalist Mitsuki Ono, as well as American favorite Maddie Mastro sitting in third. A top finish is worth 100 points and the three are only seperated by 58 points. Tomita holds a 30-point lead (233 total) on Ono (200) following a victory in Aspen and a second-place finish as well, meaning a podium result of third or better in LAAX would clinch her the world title regardless of other scores. If Mitsuki has a solid showing (and Tomita falls off the podium) she could easily claim victory as well.

American favorite Maddie Mastro remains a serious contender in third place with 175 points, though her path to the championship requires a victory in LAAX coupled with much lower finishes from Tomita and Ono. Armed with her signature double crippler and back-to-back podiums in Aspen, Mastro has already qualified for Season 2 of the Snow League along with Tomita and Ono. 16-year-old standout Rise Kudo has surged into fourth place following strong performances in China and Aspen and could tie Sena in the overall standings being down by 100 points exactly with a top finish in Laax. Fifth-ranked Olympic gold medalist Gaon Choi will unfortunately miss the LAAX finale as she continues to recover from her fall at the Olympics, but will probably secure a top 8 overall as long as the podium isn’t too shook up.

On the men’s side, it could be a Japanese sweep of the overall podium as well as the final stop in Laax.

Anyone can win this weekend, but the overall champ will be one of the extremely talented Japanese riders currently sitting in the top four, according to the math. Ayumu does not seem to be on the drop sheet for the finale, but depending on how the results shake out, he could still walk away with an overall podium. The Americans will be mostly fighting for the individual stop hardware as well as a top eight in the overall to secure their places for next year’s competitive season.

This weekend is sure to be packed with drama. Kicking off on Thursday with snowboard halfpipe qualifiers, the livestream for finals will be on Saturday. Where and when to watch, as well as the first-round heats that will be used to seed the head-to-head brackets are below! (Qualifiers will not be streamed on any official channel, but you can check the Snow League for updates throughout the day on Mar. 19!)