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

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 on Tuesday after an apparent collision with a padded light pole at Keystone Resort. That's according to the Summit County Sheriff's Office. It happened in the afternoon at the Summit County ski area located in Colorado's central mountains.