Nashoba Valley Ski Area

Come to Nashoba Valley Ski Area from February 17 - 19 and ski with freestyle legend Wayne Wong. Inventor of the Wong Banger, and hot-dog pioneer, Wayne is credited with developing the style of skiing and promoting the sport of freestyle skiing.

Career Highlights

• 1971: 3rd place in the inaugural National Championships of Exhibition Skiing
• 1972: Skiing Magazine Freestyle Skier Of The Year
• 1972: Achieved a Level 4 Certification with the Canadian Ski Instructors Alliance
• 1972-76: Member of the K2 and Salomon Freestyle Ski Teams
• 1973: Europa Cup Freestyle Champion
• 1973: Featured in a national TV ad for Pepsi Cola
• 1974: Rocky Mountain Freestyle Skiing Champion
• 1975: Member of the Canadian Ski Instructors Alliance Interski Team
• 1975: Japan International Freestyle Skiing Championships
• 1984; 1986; 1987: World Powder 8 Champion
• 1999: Recognized in Skiing Magazine's 50th Anniversary Issue as one of the 25 Most Influential Skiers Of All time
• 2000: Voted by Ski Magazine as one of the Top 100 Skiers Of All Time
• 2002: Olympic Torch Bearer for the 2002 Olympic Games
• 2004: Receive the Guardian Angel Award for his dedication to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
• 2006: Named in Powder Magazine's 35th Anniversary Issue as one of the Top 48 Greatest Skiers Of Our Time
• 2008: Received the Frances Williams Preston Award for his dedication to the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Research Center
• 2008: Appeared in Fred Ashman's Imax movie, "Proud American"
• 2009: Inducted into the Canadian Ski Hall Of Fame