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This crown jewel of the zone we were in. i rushed and pushed and my protocol. lesson learned. >> bill: lesson learned indeed. i read it felt like you were being hit by linebackers. what was going on there? >> well, you know, at hat point, when i went down, i knew i was falling to the bottom of the mountain. there is no stopping to the bottom. i prepared myself. it looked soft in the video footage but it was hard packed snow underneath. i was getting beat up the whole way down. >> bill: you said it felt like forever. i can imagine. you had an airbag that saved your life. >> potentially. i pulle...

Weather conditions in the area may be to blame. >> we have weak layers in the snow pack that formed earlier in the season. now we are building big blasts on top of this winter weather we are having this spring. it is making for especially dangerous avalanche situations. >> they were at least 8 feet deep. all were wearing proper equipment including avalanche deacon. they recovered their bodies. a sixth snowboarder was part of the group but was able to esc e escape. >> one of them was able to bail off to the side a little bit. he was partially buried was able to dig himself out get out to the ro...