A man riding a ski lift fell about 20 feet to the ground

 A man riding a ski lift fell about 20 feet to the ground after his chair detached and he suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Witnesses said the man was conscious following the fall at the Attitash Mountain Resort in Bartlett about 12:15 p.m. Sunday. He was taken to a hospital and was released by Monday afternoon. “Based on the preliminary investigation, it appears a mechanical failure caused one of the chairs to dislodge from the cable.  No one else was hurt and all other passengers on the lift at the time were unloaded normally at the top of the lift. The Flying Bear lift is closed while the investigation by the marshal’s office and the Passenger Tramway Safety Board continues. A spokesperson for Colorado-based Vail Resorts, which owns Attitash, said the resort does daily lift inspections. The state inspects chairlifts both annually and randomly throughout the year. The most recent state inspection was in November.