Jeff Zinne was riding alone in a three-person lift when a mechanical issues caused him to fall onto the slopes below.

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 .

Image via GoFundMe In a tragic turn of events, a snowboarder has died after falling from a faulty ski lift. The chairlift was having mechanical issues at a Montana ski resort. 37-year-old Jeffrey Zinne was riding by himself at the time of the accident.