this is julian lopez, a free skier on the free ride world tour on mount belong on the swiss side in the swiss alps. right away, the snow gives way. he is about to try to outrun an avalanche. >> he seems like he is doing a good job at it. >> go, go, go. >> you can't fight gravity. he falls an the snow catches up with him. >> oh, no. >> what he had with him was a beacon, a shovel, and an air bag. it is indes penceable to have a team that can come and get you. >> he is under the show for five minutes and he is rescued. >> he took on the precaution he could. >> he said, 25% of the time, they don't have this kind of outcome. he was lucky to be alive and to tell us all about this experience, we have julian lopez "right this minute" via skype. julian, well could many to the show. when did you notice something had gone awry? >> as soon as i dropped down and did my first turn. with that video, that's why we put it on line. even if you have all the precaution that you take, something can go wrong. >> was this your first experience with an avalanche? >> actually, no. it was my second one. the firs

this is julian lopez. he's a free skier. he's on a world tour on mount bluff on the swiss side in the alps. the snow gives way and he's about to try to outrun an avalanche. >> he seems like he's doing a good job at it. >> he falls and the snow catches up with him. >> oh, no. >> he had a beacon, a shovel and air bag. he's under the snow for five minutes when help comes to the rescue. >> this is crazy to see it from this perspective. >> he is rescued. >> he took all the precautions he could. >> he says 25% of the time, they don't have this kind of outcome. he was lucky to be alive and to tell us about the experience we have him "right this minute" via skype. welcome to the show. >> hello. >> when did you notice something went awry. >> what i want to say is that video is what we put online. even if you are a prorider and have all the precautions, something can go wrong. >> was this your first experience with an avalanche? >> no. the first one was not that big. >> you had an air bag. did it not open up? isn't that supposed to ke