The Otago sportsperson of the year shared the honour with world freeski champion Jossi Wells at the gala dinner.
Hall accepted the award for the third year, plus the Adaptive Snow Sports athlete of the year award, in a pre-recorded video from where he was resting, at Winter Park, in Colorado.
The 22-year-old, who has spina bifida, was the first Otago skier to win a gold medal at the Paralympics. But triumph turned to tragedy when his inspirational mother died in a car accident in April.
"He works for what he achieves," Lindsay Hall said.
"The pinnacle of his dream was the gold medal.
"If you're achieving, things keep happening."
Paterson said he was "the proudest grandfather in New Zealand".
If his daughter, Gayle Hall, were there, "she would be over the moon having Snow Sports recognise, once again, his achievements. She would want to thank all the other finalists he was up against."
Snow Sports New Zealand chief executive Ross Palmer said it became clear Hall and Wells both deserved the accolade for their achievements.
Winners in other categories included: alpine ski racer of the year, Ben Griffin; cross-country skier of the year, Nat Anglem; snowboarder of the year, Shelly Gotlieb; emerging talent of the year, Hamish Bagley (14); coach of the year, Bruce Wells; and volunteer of the year, Nigel Brown.
