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>> 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 out there in case something would happen. >> 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 gist taking our turns and bein...

>> 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 gist 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 1:0...

All i could think was please, please make it, heather. >> at the bottom of the mountain with his camera trained on heather, ben 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. >> 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, leav...

Please make it, heather. >> at the bottom of the mountain with his camera trained on heather, ben 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. >> 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 behind her. ...

Husband looking on. suddenly the mountain cracks and there's an explosive sound. >> i heard the enormous boom immediately and i felt the entire top of that mountain shake. >> it's a snowboarder's 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 hits 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 racin...