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Heart-stopping second skilled skier loses steadiness earlier than somersaulting right into a snowy wipeout

This is the dramatic moment a professional skier glides down a mountain before losing his balance and somersaulting into a snowy wipeout.

Tonje Kvivik, 29, and Craig Davis Murray, 27, were filming a Matchstick Productions movie in Haines, Alaska, last April.

Tonje said a hidden snow plateau near the bottom threw Craig off balance as he landed: ‘He tumbled at the end, but was totally fine – brushed it off and we were back skiing straight away.’

Watch the full moment in the video above.