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San Anselmo, California man died when he hit a lift tower at the Mammoth
Mountain ski area while riding down the slope on a foam pad. The 22-year old
David Hubal was pronounced dead at Central Mammoth Hospital.
The
accident occurred about 3a.m.,the Mono County Sheriff's department said. Hubal
and his friends apparently had hiked up a ski run called Stump Alley and undid
some yellow foam protectors from lift towers, said Lt. Mike Donnelly of the
Mammoth Lakes Police Department. The pads are used to protect skiers who might
hit towers. The group apparently used the pads to slide down the ski slope and
Hubal crashed into a tower. It has since been investigated and determined the
tower he hit was the one with its pad removed.