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Skier Strangled by Coat in Chair Lift Mishap

Skier Is Dead After
Freak Chair Lift Accident

Feb 18, 2020 11:21 AM CST

Skier Is Dead After Freak Chair Lift Accident

New Jersey man dies from asphyxiation in Vail because his coat strangled him

(Newser) - A skier has died in Colorado after getting caught on a chair lift with his coat wrapped around his neck. Jason Varnish, 46, of New Jersey was skiing in Vail Mountain's Blue Sky Basin when he boarded the Skyline Express on Thursday. He asphyxiated when he fell through the...

Mom Dies,
2 Daughters Hurt
in Chair Lift Fall

Dec 30, 2016 2:28 AM CST

Mom Dies, 2 Daughters Hurt in Chair Lift Fall

Accidents are 'super rare,' industry says

(Newser) - Tragedy in ski country: A mother died and her two daughters were injured in a fall from a chair lift at a ski resort in Colorado Thursday. Authorities say the 40-year-old woman from Texas and the girls, ages 9 and 12, fell around 20 feet from the lift onto snow...

Teen Jumps Off
Chair Lift to
Escape Storm

Jul 10, 2012 1:45 PM CDT

Teen Jumps Off Chair Lift to Escape Storm

New Jersey's Melanie Rossomando is OK

(Newser) - New Jersey's Melanie Rossomando became a YouTube sensation for her 17th birthday, though not by choice. A video shows the teen jumping off a chair lift at a beachside amusement park over the weekend as a storm rolled in and the power stopped. She kicked off her shoes and...

Avalanche
Wipes Out
French Ski Lift

Mar 6, 2012 12:02 AM CST

Avalanche Wipes Out French Ski Lift

Snow pours over chairs, cables, knocks down pylons

(Newser) - Skiers thought they were safe in their chair-lift perches as they watched a powerful avalanche rumble through a French ski resort near Grenoble—until snow began to bury the tips of their skis. No injuries were reported, but several skiers on higher ground were left dangling from lifts—and had...