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Three Americans
and four Canadians were in the lower group
when the avalanche happened. Among those killed
was the world-famous 36-year-old snowboarder
Craig Kelly. He was described as an icon and a leading figure
in the sport. - When people think
of snowboarders, sometimes they think
of that brash, Generation X-type personality. What kind of person was he? - He was on top of the world. He was
a professional snowboarder. He made plenty of money. And then he went out
and became a guide, which just speaks so much
about his passion for being in the mountains. He was doing it
simply because he loved it. - If this kind of thing
could happen to him, it could happen to anybody. Does that speak to the sport
and just how risky it actually is?
and four Canadians were in the lower group
when the avalanche happened. Among those killed
was the world-famous 36-year-old snowboarder
Craig Kelly. He was described as an icon and a leading figure
in the sport. - When people think
of snowboarders, sometimes they think
of that brash, Generation X-type personality. What kind of person was he? - He was on top of the world. He was
a professional snowboarder. He made plenty of money. And then he went out
and became a guide, which just speaks so much
about his passion for being in the mountains. He was doing it
simply because he loved it. - If this kind of thing
could happen to him, it could happen to anybody. Does that speak to the sport
and just how risky it actually is?
Full Transcript
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- Three Americans
and four Canadians
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were in the lower group
when the avalanche happened.
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Among those killed
was the world-famous
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36-year-old snowboarder
Craig Kelly.
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He was described as an icon
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and a leading figure
in the sport.
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- When people think
of snowboarders,
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sometimes they think
of that brash,
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Generation X-type personality.
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What kind of person was he?
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- He was on top of the world.
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He was
a professional snowboarder.
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He made plenty of money.
00:00:26.333 --> 00:00:27.708
And then he went out
and became a guide,
00:00:27.791 --> 00:00:30.375
which just speaks so much
about his passion
00:00:30.458 --> 00:00:31.458
for being in the mountains.
00:00:31.541 --> 00:00:33.025
He was doing it
simply because he loved it.
00:00:33.333 --> 00:00:35.333
- If this kind of thing
could happen to him,
00:00:35.416 --> 00:00:36.666
it could happen to anybody.
00:00:36.075 --> 00:00:38.875
Does that speak to the sport
and just how risky
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it actually is?
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Movie Summary
An irreverent entrepreneur overcomes a series of adversities to create a new sport- and unexpectedly launches a global cultural phenomenon: snowboarding.
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