Jeffrey Zinne, 37, was riding alone in a three-person chair that carries skiers up the mountain when he fell from an unspecified height.

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,

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