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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, go, go, go! >> if heather fall...

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 on his snowmobile. >> its adrenaline, challenging, its excitement, the adventure, its beautiful. >> for him the best part b...

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 on his snowmobile. >> its adrenaline, challenging, its excitement, the adventure, its beau...

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, go, go, go! >> if heather falls, disaster is all but guaranteed. >> straight, straight! >> but heather has set her mind on making it down the mountain. >> i didnt have time to worry. i just knew that the mountain was coming down. you just went into survival mode almost. >> incredibly heathers able to build up enough speed and get down...

Be any better. >> but when the time comes for 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 adren...

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, snowboarder has of big mountain skiing. >> it involved us just being riders and gist taking our turns and being filmed. i was all for it. >> the day gets off to a great start. >> it was beautiful. it was sunny. >> the day was great. it was great. unbelievable powder turns, fresh snow all da...

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 were to 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, snowboarder has of big mountain skiing. >> it involved us just being riders and just taking our turns and being filmed. i was all for it. >...

>> 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 ...

I was not going to fall. >> i could hardly see heather at that moment. i was terrified. all i could think of 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, go, go, go! >> if heather falls, disaster is all but guaranteed. >> straight, straight! >> but heather has set her mind on making...

Family are able to track you out there in case something were to happen. >> january 2006, heather and ben are joining their friend, ben sparling, to help shoot some footage in a pristine area of the back country called jones pass. >> jones pass is kind of the vision of a skier, snowboarder has of big mountain skiing. >> it involved us just being riders and just taking our turns and being filmed. i was all for it. >> the day gets off to a great start. >> it was beautiful. it was sunny. >> the day...