documenting his death. buried five feet under unable to move. he's hoping the skiers he was with find him before he suffocates and they do. he's a very lucky man. on average in the u.s. 28 people die from avalanches often with hundreds of tons of snow plummeting down the mountain. i ski at one of the top avalanche experts in the united states. >> how are conditions? >> colorado information center. state agency's responsibility in part, probability of avalanches. took me to where they occur to learn about conditions for back country skiers. >> the beacon.