Avalanche

David hosts a lavish opening party for his snowbound resort, inviting guests and announcing a ski tournament and a figure skating competition. The event signals his ambition to be the 'King of the Mountain' and hints at his plan to repair his relationship with Caroline. The looming threat of avalanches hangs over the celebration as the mountain looms large.

McDade explains that David faced tough negotiations with land developers and invested most of his own money to build the resort. He reveals the precarious finances behind the resort's gleaming surface and the risk David took to realize his dream. Florence listens on the grounds, unaware of the hidden strain.

Environmental photographer Nick Thorne voices chilling warnings that heavy snowfall could trigger a deadly avalanche. His concerns are dismissed by investors eager to showcase the opening events. The tension between safety and spectacle sets up the disaster to come.

Caroline, a magazine reporter and David's ex-wife, arrives at the resort and becomes entangled in the mounting tension. David's controlling tendencies resurface, fueling conflicts between them. Her growing attraction to Nick adds a complicated undercurrent to the unfolding drama.

Administrative obstacles threaten the opening, forcing David to push a business partner to fly in and resolve matters. The scramble adds pressure and risk to the already ambitious schedule. The intensity of preparations frames the night ahead.

A confrontation about David's controlling behavior follows the party, driving Caroline to seek solace with Nick in private. The encounter deepens the rift between them even as attraction lingers. The cabin retreat becomes a tense refuge from the surrounding revelry.

Overnight, the mountain is buried under heavy snowfall, intensifying the threat of avalanches. Nick leaves Caroline in the cabin to operate a snow gun, attempting to mitigate the danger despite the worsening weather. The mounting peril underscores the fragile balance between ambition and safety.

In the morning, the ski and skating competitions proceed until a plane carrying David's partner crashes into the mountain in low visibility. The impact triggers a massive avalanche that destroys the ski ramp and skating rink, obliterating the resort and causing extensive loss of life. The scale of the disaster becomes terrifyingly clear.

David becomes trapped at the skating rink but manages to free himself and begins a desperate search for survivors. The resort's destruction continues to unfold as snow and debris collapse more areas. He faces a perilous scramble through the ruins.

David reaches the dining room to find McDade and Florence trapped under a collapsed staircase and a gas leak threatens to explode the building. Communication is cut as the fire department arrives, turning the resort into a chaotic rescue zone. The danger compounds as fires and gas force the responders to work in the danger zone.

Bruce Scott, the ski champion, narrowly escapes the avalanche but is buried alive, his condition critical. Rescuers push through the snow in a race against time to pull survivors from the wreckage. The disaster's human cost becomes painfully apparent.

Caroline watches the avalanche from the cabin and rushes to the resort to help. She and David use dynamite and digging to reach Jason and Mark while Florence nearly dies from hypothermia and Caroline revives her with mouth-to-mouth before taking her to the hospital. The crisis forges strained bonds and rapid action among the survivors.

An ambulance transporting victims skids on ice and crashes into a gorge beneath a bridge, killing the driver and Florence. David and Nick arrive to extract Caroline from the dangerous edge, intensifying the peril surrounding the survivors. The loss deepens the emotional toll of the catastrophe.

Caroline bids farewell to David, and Nick reassures her by acknowledging her strength, with the two of them parting on good terms. The resort lies in ruin, and the men confront the shattered dreams born of ambition and pride. The moment marks a turning point for each of them as they measure what remains.

Caroline shares a final moment with David, acknowledging that the catastrophe is his fault. She expresses her love and departs, leaving David to confront the consequences of his choices. The film closes on a somber note as the mountain's tragedy lingers over what remains.