A record number of people are falling from chair lifts in Colorado resorts. Families of victims are still in the dark as to why

Falls from ski lifts in Colorado are at their highest since the 2020-2021 ski season - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A higher than normal number of people have been falling off of ski chair lifts — with some of them dying — in Colorado.

Chris Oxford, who spoke to the Colorado Sun, recounted how he and his friend, Donovan Romero, were skiing in December. Oxford and his friend were riding a ski lift when he said he felt a "jolt," and looked over to see his friend dangling from the lift chair.