A snowboarder has died two days after falling from a chairlift at a Montana resort in high winds. The accident occurred on the same day a gondola cabin detached and fell to the ground at a different North American resort.
On the morning of Monday, March 10, Jeffrey Zinne, 37, of Billings was riding the Triple Chair – which does not have a safety bar – at Red Mountain Lodge Ski Resort when he fell. Zinne was pronounced dead on Wednesday, with the cause of death listed by the Yellowstone County Coroner's Office as blunt force trauma. A GoFundMe account established for Zinne describes him as "a man who always put others first," and says he leaves behind a wife and two-year-old son.
