article_snippet: Ugo Gerola captured the action on Ugo Gerola helmet camera as Ugo Gerola was hurtling down a slope on the Aiguille du Midi in the French Alps.
article_snippet: Ugo Gerola is seen on his helmet camera hurtling down a slope in the French Alps moments before an avalanche sweeps across Ugo Gerola path, nearly knocking Ugo Gerola over the face of the mountain .
article_snippet: Ugo Gerola said: 'I was so lucky escaping an avalanche.
article_snippet: Fortunately from my experience of skiing I knew where to go. '
article_snippet: Once I was safely away from the face of the 4,000m mountain, it was amazing to watch the snow falling below my feet. '
article_snippet: Ugo Gerola said: 'When I showed my friends the video, my friends were amazed. '
highlights_snippet: Ugo Gerola, 23, captured near-miss on helmet camera in the French Alps .
  Used parachute to dodge avalanche as it sweeps into shot and over cliff .
  
highlights_snippet: Ugo Gerola, 23, captured near-miss on helmet camera in the French Alps .
   said: 'My friends say I'm crazy, but free-riding just makes me feel alive' 