A 37-year-old man died after falling from a chairlift that was having a mechanical problem at a Montana ski area, according to the local sheriff and a spokesperson for Red Lodge Mountain.

The man involved in an accident on a chairlift at Red Lodge Mountain has passed away ... and will remain closed while under investigation following the accident. The ski area's old Miami Beach Chair ...

The chair, one of two base-area lifts, was immediately shut down and all of the lift’s other 135 riders were manually evacuated by Red Lodge Ski Patrol. After the incident, all of the mountain ...

according to Red Lodge Mountain spokesperson Troy Hawks. The accident happened Monday just before noon at the ski area southeast of Billings in the Beartooth Mountains. Jeffrey Zinne of Billings ...

Following Zinne’s fall, more than a hundred guests were evacuated from the Triple Chair by ski patrol using ropes. The mountain was closed for the rest of the day. Since the accident closure, Red ...

A 37-year-old man died after falling from a chairlift that was having a mechanical problem at a Montana ski area, according to local authorities and a spokesperson for Red Lodge Mountain.