The sun-deprived 20-year-old has been based at Winter Park in Colorado for the past four and a-half months.
Still, he can bask in the golden glow of a large fistful of medals.
Hall has had a hugely successful time on the World Cup circuit, finishing the season in third place.
His haul of world cup medals includes one gold, two silver and a bronze.
In the North American series he claimed seven golds, won the Huntsman Cup as the best overall male skier, and claimed the Wells Fargo Bank Cup for a third consecutive time.
But his efforts were even more impressive when you consider he carried an injury for most of the season.
Hall injured his knee in the third race of the season and has a suspected ligament tear.
He hopes the pain is being caused by stray cartilage, and is waiting on a scan to determine the extent of the injury.
‘‘I skied pretty much all of the season injured, so if I have an injury-free season I hate to think what can happen,'' he said.
‘‘The morning I won my world cup event I couldn't put my foot in [my ski] it was that painful.''
Winning his first World Cup gold medal was a big thrill, but Hall still has unfinished business.
He was in with a good chance of winning the overall title with one race remaining, but the final run was cancelled and he had to be content with third place.
‘‘I was leading after the first run [of the final race] by 2sec but the second run was cancelled which was a real shame, and felt like a kick in the guts.
‘‘But it gives me something to strive for next season. If I was No 1 maybe I wouldn't strive for it as much.''
Hall is taking a month-long break from training. During the winter he will be based in Wanaka, and he will head back to Winter Park in November.
The world championships have been pencilled in for Japan next year, but it is the prospect of winning a medal for New Zealand at the Winter Paralympics in Vancouver in March 2010 which keeps him motivated.
‘‘That's the ultimate goal, to bring as many medals home as I can.''
In the meantime, Hall is looking forward to doing some fishing with his mates and enjoying the sun.
