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Gwyneth Paltrow trial shines light on Wild West of ski law

Few laws exist governing skiers and snowboarders’ action on Utah’s slopes.

(Jeff Swinger | AP) Gwyneth Paltrow sits in court during an objection in her trial, Thursday, March 23, 2023, in Park City, where she is accused in a lawsuit of crashing into a skier during a 2016 family ski vacation, leaving him with brain damage and four broken ribs. Terry Sanderson claims that the actor-turned-lifestyle influencer was cruising down the slopes so recklessly that they violently collided, leaving him on the ground as she and her entourage continued their descent down Deer Valley Resort, a skiers-only mountain known for its groomed runs, après-ski champagne yurts and posh clientele.