Tragic news out of Montana where 37-year-old Jeffrey Neil Zinne has died after falling from the Triple Chair chairlift at Red Lodge Mountain on Monday.
The accident occurred in gusty wind conditions according ski resort officials. Zinne was airlifted to a hospital Billings. He succumbed to his injuries at 1:16am this morning. The coroner’s office lists his cause of death as accidental blunt force injury.
A GoFundMe campaign has been established to support Zinne’s family. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.
To our Red Lodge Mountain Community,
Yesterday was an unfortunate day at Red Lodge Mountain as a guest was injured as the result of a chair lift incident. Our thoughts and prayers are with the guest and his friends and family, and all guests and employees impacted by this incident.
We place a top priority on the safety of all of our lifts and lift operations, and perform daily, weekly, monthly, and annual safety measures to better ensure the safe operation of our lifts. The Triple Chair will remain closed this morning as we continue to investigate the incident and will reopen only when we can ensure the continued safe operation of the lift.
Today we will operate the Stache Express and Palisades as well as the Magic Carpet and Sun Kid conveyor lifts for a reduced daily lift ticket price. Today’s lift tickets are only available at the ticket window.
