The W.A.S. Mardi Gras
Always Held on the first Saturday in March, the W.A.S. Mardi Gras, (known officially as the Vince Fiore Memorial Mardi Gras Celebration), is Our Way of Capping Off the End (or Near-End) of Each Exciting Adaptive Snow Sports Season.
Merci beaucoup to our Mardi Gras Event Sponsor Parrott Orthodontics!
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…And to our Gumbo Sponsor Mike Woolard at REMAX Mountain and Valley Properties
Thanks also to our grocer friends who provided foodstuffs for our gumbo pots and afternoon cookout:
Adam Taylor, Whole Foods Market-Charlottesville, Harris Teeter-Barracks Rd., Giant-Pantops, & The Shops at Stonefield, Costco-Charlottesville, and Sam’s Club Charlottesville
Included in this Day of Celebration are:
Adaptive Snow Sports Lessons
Costumes and Mardi Gras Regalia, with a Loosely Organized Annual Theme
Gumbo Lunch (one each of Seafood, Chicken & Sausage, & Vegetarian)
Synchronized Skiing Contest
Mardi Gras Parade
Awards for Instructors and Students of the Year (and presentation of the Stanley K. Norris Instructor of the Year Trophy)
Prize Raffle
Late Afternoon Cook-Out
W.A.S. Mardi Gras Gumbo!
2020 Norris Trophy Recipient* Philip Teel
*Wintergreen Adaptive Sports Instructor of the Year
Next W.A.S. Mardi Gras: March 1, 2025!