He died after a fall from the Triple Chair at Red Lodge Mountain, Sheriff McQuillan said Friday, adding that the accident remains under investigation. He was life-flighted to a hospital in Billings, where he died on Wednesday, according to Esther Jensen, a GoFundMe organizer raising funds for his family.

A Montana dad has died after falling from a chairlift at a local ski resort. Authorities said Jeffrey Zinne of Billings was alone on a ski lift at Red Lodge Mountain just before noon on Monday, March 10, when he fell to the ground, according to the Associated Press and Longview News-Journal .

A Montana snowboarder, husband, and father to a beautiful two-year-old boy, has sadly and tragically lost his life after a chairlift malfunctioned at the Red Lodge Mountain Ski Resort, causing the 37-year-old to fall from an ‘unspecified height.

Jeffrey Zinne, 37, was riding alone in a three-person chair that carries skiers up the mountain when he fell from an unspecified height.

Red Lodge Mountain officials report they are working with officials to investigate how the chairlift incident occurred on Monday.They say Triple Chair, an indep

The lift was shut down and skiers had to be taken from the lift by ropes. More than 100 people had to be rescued, officials sa