♪ ♪ i'm a survivor i'm gonna make it ♪ finally this half hour, this may take your breath away. in utah on saturday, an avalanche swallowed a back country skier, burying her in several feet of snow. >> but because so much went right after that, she's alive this morning and now she's telling her harrowing and brave story. here's reporter noah bond of our phoenix station. >> reporter: elizabeth malloy remembers vividly what it was like to be trapped inside a moving avalanche. >> i was flailing, yes. i was swimming. >> reporter: then the snow stopped. >> i decided the best situation for me is to meditate and breathe really slowly. >> reporter: when the snow settled, elizabeth's skiing partner, adam, found himself above the avalanche. elizabeth is alive today because