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>> 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 it down the mountain. >> i didn't have time to worry. i just knew that the mountain was coming down. you just went into survival mode almost. >> incredibly heather's able to build up enough speed and get down the hill, leaving the snow mass behin...

On fresh powder. >> just kind of the place where we go to get away from the busy resorts. it pretty much feels like you have that whole mountain and you're kind of just floating. >> but the macks know full well that the back country is risky and the threat of an avalanche is real. colorado averages six to eight avalanche deaths per year. >> it's a very dangerous place. you have to respect the mountains around you. you are at the mercy of your earth. >> who you're going out there with plays a big role. you prepare yourself by wearing beacons, which your friends and family are able to track you ...

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 don't yell "avalanche" unless there's an avalanche coming down. >> heather quickly turns around and notices the huge tide of snow racing toward her. >> there was no out. i couldn't go left, i couldn't go right. it just felt like it was coming so fast. >> heather has only one option. she must outrun the avalanche before it steamrolls over her. >> go, go, go, go, go! straight, straight, s...

>> 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 day, sunshine, couldn't be any better. >> but when the time comes for heather to take her turn on the mountain...

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 don't yell "avalanche" unless there's an avalanche coming down. >> heather quickly turns around and notices the huge tide of snow racing toward her. >> there was no out. i couldn't go left, i couldn't go right. it just felt like it was coming so fast. >> heather has only one option. she must outrun the avalanche before it steamrolls over her. >> go, go, go, go, go! straight, straight, straight! >> the only thing that i even thought of doing was pointi...