They skipped the slopes to take a stand.
A crowd of celebrities and citizens mingled Saturday at an anti-Trump march in Park City, Utah, led by comedian/talk show host Chelsea Handler on the first Saturday of the Sundance Film Festival.
"Chelsea! Chelsea!" chanted women in the crowd that trekked along Main St., where snow fell and temperatures dipped into the low 20s.
Handler addressed the crowd, which police estimated at 8,000.
Chelsea Handler (l.) took a break from the Sundance Film Festival Saturday to lead a celebrity-filled march against President Trump in Park City, Utah.
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"This is not 1917, this is 2017," she said. "We shouldn't have to fight for progress we've already made, but we're ready to. It's our responsibility to take care of the next generation."
The march was organized by a group of movie industry professionals who didn't want their festival trip to preclude them from joining the worldwide marches against President Trump.
"No one wanted to miss out on the movement," said Lisa Zambri, 37, an executive producer from Los Angeles. "We wanted to be a presence here. ... This came first."
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Actress Connie Britton, in Park City for her new movie, "Beatriz at Dinner," was joined by fellow A-listers John Legend, Kevin Bacon, Charlize Theron and Benjamin Bratt.
"I was a little sad not to be in D.C.," said Britton, referring to the Washington march that drew a half-million protesters. "But I could really feel the energy of everyone at all of the rallies across the U.S."
Britton, joined by comedian Aisha Tyler, urged the women in the crowd to "fight like a girl." Others in the crowd wore stickers reading "I'm With Meryl" on their jackets — a reference to Oscar-winner Meryl Streep's criticism of Trump at the Golden Globes.
Handler was joined by Charlize Theron (far r.) and other celebrities and civilians in a march down Main St. in the Utah city.
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A half-dozen women wearing pink knitted "p---yhats" rode in the back of a pickup truck among the marchers.
"It feels like we shouldn't have to be doing this," said Park City resident Patricia Kempton.
Marcher Sharon Mardula agreed: "It feels like we're going backwards."
Sara Ventiera is reporting in Park City, Utah.
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