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Mass behind her. >> i outran this avalanche. and i just remember my friends had their hands in the air and they were hooting and hollering. i just was like -- i was overwhelmed. >> i was able to see heather come out of the bottom of the slope. and when i saw she was ahead of the avalanche, i knew she was safe. >> nice job, nice job. >> i was really happy to be walking away that day alive. a snowmobiler plunges off a giant cliff and comes up bloody. >> it mowed my butt down. >> tim hoff loves t...

>> its a very dangerous place. you have to respect the mountains around you. you are at the mercy of your earth. >> who youre going out there with plays a big role. you prepare yourself by wearing beacons, which your friends and family are able to track you out there in case something would happen. >> january 2006, heather and ben are joining their friend, ben sparling, to help shoot footage in a pristine area of the back country called jones pass. >> jones pass is kind of the vision of a skier,...

>> go, go, go, go, go! straight, straight, straight! >> the only thing that i even thought of doing was pointing my board, pointing it straight. and just -- i was not going to sit down. i was not going to fall. >> i could hardly see heather at that moment. i was terrified. all i could think was please, please make it, heather. >> at the bottom of the mountain with his camera trained on heather, ben sparling looks on in horror. >> when she dropped in and the avalanche triggered, it went from ridi...

Heather to take her turn on the mountain, everything changes. at about 1:00 in the afternoon, heather takes off from the top of the mountain with her husband looking on. suddenly the mountain cracks and theres an explosive sound. >> i heard the enormous boom immediately and i felt the entire top of that mountain shake. >> its a snowboarders worst fear, an avalanche. >> i was absolutely terrified. fear had come over my entire body. i had a major adrenaline rush. i scream as loud as i can, "avalan...

Had their hands in the air and they were hooting and hollering. i just was like -- i was overwhelmed. >> i was able to see heather come out of the bottom of the slope. and when i saw she was ahead of the avalanche, i knew she was safe. >> nice job, nice job. >> i was really happy to be walking away that day alive. a snowmobiler plunges off a giant cliff and comes up bloody. >> the slide just mowed my butt down. >> tim hoff loves to burn off steam on his snowmobile. >> its adrenaline, challengi...

Theres an explosive sound. >> i heard the enormous boom immediately and i felt the entire top of that mountain shake. >> its a snowboarders worst fear, an avalanche. >> i was absolutely terrified. fear had come over my entire body. i had a major adrenaline rush. i scream as loud as i can, "avalanche! avalanche!" >> as soon as my board hit the snow, i heard ben yelling "avalanche." i knew it was real. you dont yell "avalanche" unless theres an avalanche thats coming down. >> heather quickly turns...

>> the only thing that i even thought of doing was pointing my board, pointing it straight. and just -- i was not going to sit down. i was not going to fall. >> i could hardly see heather at that moment. i was terrified. all i could think was please, please make it, heather. >> at the bottom of the mountain with his camera trained on heather, ben sparling looks on in horror. >> when she dropped in and the avalanche triggered, it went from riding as high as you can be to instant fear. >> go, go, ...

>> i outran this avalanche. and i just remember my friends had their hands in the air and they were hooting and hollering. i just was like -- i was overwhelmed. >> i was able to see heather come out of the bottom of the slope. and when i saw she was ahead of the avalanche, i knew she was safe. >> nice job, nice job. >> i was really happy to be walking away that day alive. a snowmobiler plunges off a giant cliff and comes up bloody. >> it mowed my butt down. >> tim hoff loves to burn off steam ...

Heather takes off from the top of the mountain with her husband looking on. suddenly the mountain cracks and theres an explosive sound. >> i heard the enormous boom immediately and i felt the entire top of that mountain shake. >> its a snowboarders worst fear, an avalanche. >> i was absolutely terrified. fear had come over my entire body. i had a major adrenaline rush. i scream as loud as i can, "avalanche! avalanche!" >> as soon as my board hit the snow, i heard ben yelling "avalanche." i knew ...

Theres an explosive sound. >> i heard the enormous boom immediately and i felt the entire top of that mountain shake. >> its a snowboarders worst fear, an avalanche. >> i was absolutely terrified. fear had come over my entire body. i had a major adrenaline rush. i scream as loud as i can, "avalanche! avalanche!" >> as soon as my board hit the snow, i heard ben yelling "avalanche." i knew it was real. you dont yell "avalanche" unless theres an avalanche coming down. >> heather quickly turns aroun...