Incredible footage of the moment ski-er is caught in avalanche as he performs back-flip¿ but lands safely and makes it to the bottom Hurtling down a mountain in a skiing race is dangerous enough... but this competitor got more than he bargained for after he triggered a mini-avalanche. Big mountain skier Sverre Liliequist was taking part in the Swatch Skiers Cup 2013 in Switzerland on Tuesday when the drama unfolded. Lilequist had no option but to out-ski the cascading snow behind him. In a video filmed by the Swatch Cup air crew that went viral, Liliequist is visible as a little black outline in the tumbling snow. Terrifying: Swedish skier Sverre Liliequist was only just keeping ahead of the avalanche in Switzerland during his race Just before the heart-stopping moment: Sverre Liliequist on the edge before doing his backflip with the avalanche close behind him The 40-year-old Swedish skier was halfway through his run when the snow gathered pace without warning. Hurtling towards the edge of a ridge, he executed a breathtaking acrobatic flip. For a moment he disappeared from view in the video, before reappearing through the snow. Whether he need to execute such a manoeuvre to escape the snow, or whether it was plain showing off, is unclear. Don't try this on holiday: The moment Liliequist did his James Bond-style backflip Narrow escape: The Swatch Skiers Cup film crew caught these stunning aerial shots of Liliequist pulling ahead of the avalanche after his flip Remarkably, Liliequist still won the race and ends the video surprisingly relaxed, celebrating with his teammates. Liliequist is a member of Team Europe in The Swatch Skiers Cup - a competition taking place in Zermatt this week which pits European skiers versus Americans. He has won both of his downhill runs so far. Stylish finish: Liliequist glided away after his flip, and showed no signs of his ordeal on the mountain at the finish line Still smiling: Liliequist at the end of his terrifying, but triumphant, run at the Swatch Skiers Cup