for professional skier will, butts, danger is part of the job description. >> i've definitely been close to danger, like, a number of times and probably a lot of times i don't even know it, but the one that sticks out the most is the avalanche i was in at micah creek. >> on the fateful day in british columbia, will and his crew find a location to ski occasionally triggering small avalanches amid the pristine snow. >> we were jumping when the avalanche started and we pointed and would outrun the avalanche. i mean, that was definitely reckless in a sense, but we also, you know, had the ability and the skills to kind of outrun it. we were pushing the limits, for sure, and after, you know, a couple hours we had set off,