The man was skiing down the Haywood trail at a high speed when he lost control, veered off the trail and hit the light pole, officials said.

A skier died Tuesday after police said he crashed into a padded light pole at Keystone Resort in Keystone, Colorado.

As of March 3, half of the state’s ski areas have average or above average base depths. They are Arapahoe Basin, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Cooper, Copper Mountain, Echo, Eldora, Granby, Keystone, Loveland, Monarch, Steamboat and Winter Park. Vail stands at 95% of normal and Crested Butte 92%.