BARTLETT — A male skier was injured Sunday when a chair on the Flying Bear high-speed detachable quad lift fell to the ground approximately 20 feet at Bear Peak at Attitash Mountain Resort.
According to the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office and the Passenger Tramway Safety Board, the incident happened at 12:15 p.m.
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