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 .

A 37-year-old man has died after falling from a chairlift that was having a mechanical problem at a Montana ski area.

More than 100 people were on the lift at the time, and they were evacuated by ski patrollers who used ropes to lower them to the ground

LiftBlog has confirmed that the Triple Chair does not have a safety restraint bar. The chair was built in 1983 and will remain closed while under investigation following the accident. The ski area's old Miami Beach Chair (as seen in the featured image above) did not have a safety bar either.

Jeff Zinne was know for his “passion for life, infectious laughter, and kind-hearted nature touched everyone around him."

Jeffrey Zinne, who was from Billings, Montana, was riding alone in a three-person chair when he plunged from height on Red Lodge Mountain, which is in his home state

A tragic incident took place at Montana's Red Lodge Mountain on Monday, when a 37-year-old skier, Jeffrey Zinne of Billings, died from injuries sustained in a fall from the Triple Chair Lift. As reported by KTVQ News,

A 37-year-old snowboarder died two days after falling from a malfunctioning chairlift at Red Lodge Mountain, Montana. Jeffrey Zinne of Billings, who was riding alone on a three-person chairlift, died Wednesday after succumbing to his injuries at a hospital,