Hall (20), a Paralympic level skier, is ranked third in the world in the slalom. He is one of three finalists for the Attitude Sportsman Award.
Hall was born with spina bifida and counts himself lucky in still being able to walk, as most people with the condition are not able to.
He started skiing at age 6 and now trains year round by following winters around the world.
Hall has demonstrated courage and he showed that having spina bifida was no barrier to his sporting goals by winning gold and silver medals on the world stage.
Snowsports New Zealand named him joint winner of their athlete of the year award - alongside free skier Jossi Wells - and he is the first Paralympian to be accepted into the elite Pinnacle programme.
Hall was also a finalist in the junior category at the Otago Sports awards.
His next target is to win the world title in Korea next January.
Hall made a clean sweep of the gold medals at the Adaptive Snow Sports Festival at Cardrona Alpine Resort last July, winning the three men's elite events in the Disabled Snow Sports New Zealand championships.
Originally from Outram, Hall, a full-time athlete, is basing himself in Wanaka and the United States as he prepares for the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics in Canada.
Hall is ranked No 2 in the world in the Paralympic slalom.
He returned home this year with seven gold medals from the North American Cup series, a gold and two silvers in the World Cup circuit and gold at the Wells Fargo World Invitational, Winter Park.
The winners in each category of the Attitude Awards and an overall Supreme Award winner will be announced at a dinner at the Sky City Convention Centre in Auckland on December 3.
It coincides with World Disability Day.
The mastermind behind the awards is Attitude presenter and associate producer Curtis Palmer, who plans to make this an annual event.
"We want to celebrate young disabled people who are inspirational in our communities," Palmer, a Wheel Black Paralympian, said.
Hall is currently training overseas.
