and everything white. >> in the helicopter, terry dunard, the filmmaker, spots where fred disappears . while the pilot hovers nearby, dunard and an assistant jump to try to rescue him. but fred is buried. >> i'm awake. that was the first thing i noticed, like i didn't pass out. and felt no pain. then i started to see if i could move my toes. and when i could move my toes, i was like -- relief. and then i found out that i'm stuck. and one or two seconds of pure panic sets in because i'm trying really, really hard to use all the muscles in my body to get loose, but no way. i couldn't. >> the filmmakers see the tips of his ski pole and begin digging frantically. >> i just thought maybe, eat some snow, do everything you can to get a little more room for your mouth and nose. i couldn't hear the helicopter. i couldn't hear those guys. >> we're digging in the snow with our hand. and we find his head. >> and then i was like -- finally, air. >> the filmmakers pull him from the snow. >> they didn't start asking me questions to see if i was like there. so he asked me what day is it. what's my na