Mt. Baldy, CA – A 42-year-old Hermosa Beach, Calif. man survived a snowy night on Mt. Baldy after getting lost snowboarding at the southern California ski area on Sunday.nLewis Gonzalez was riding with friends at Mt. Baldy Sunday afternoon when he became separated and found himself disoriented in the Coldwater Creek area of the Angeles National Forest on the ski area’s backside. Gonzalez contacted the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department by cell phone around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, indicating his predicament.

Search and rescue crews were dispatched to the area, but were unable to locate Gonzalez as snow began to fall upon the region in earnest, with snow levels dipping to as low as 3,000 feet overnight Sunday into Monday morning. Gonzalez again phoned the Sheriff’s department at 9:45 a.m. Monday to indicate that he had found his way to a shooting range.

Deputies were dispatched to the shooting range to meet Gonzalez, who was reportedly unharmed in the ordeal.