Swiss snowboarder Sophie Hediger died in an avalanche in Arosa, Switzerland.Hediger was snowboarding with a companion, who alerted rescue services. She was found buried under the snow.She was a rising star,

Sophie Hediger, a Zurich native, has passed away after getting caught in a fatal avalanche on Monday, Dec. 23, according to the Swiss-Ski federation. The avalanche occurred at the mountain resort of Arosa,

Hediger's death came less than four years after another Olympic snowboarder died in the Swiss Alps during an avalanche. In 2021, Julie Pomagalski, a former Olympic snowboarder from France, was 40 years old. Four people were freeriding together when the avalanche happened, the French federation said. Pomagalski's guide also died.