>> january 2006, heather and ben are joining their friends 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. >> the day gets off to a great start. >> it was beautiful, sunny. >> the day was great. unbelievable powder turns, fresh snow all day, sunshine, couldn't 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 the off from the top of the mountain with her