Sophie Hediger, 26, a member of Switzerland's national snowboard cross team, tragically lost her life in an avalanche at the Arosa mountain resort.
Swiss snowboarder Sophie Hediger has died in an avalanche, according to the Swiss-Ski federation. A member of Switzerland 's national snowboard cross team has died in an avalanche at the mountain resort of Arosa in the east of the country, the Swiss-Ski federation said. Sophie Hediger, 26, was caught up in the avalanche in Arosa, which lies west of Davos, on Monday, the federation said.
'For the Swiss Ski family, the tragic death of Sophie Hediger has cast a dark shadow over the Christmas holiday,' Swiss-Ski sport CEO Walter Reusser said in a statement.The federation said Hediger grew up in Horgen and spent a lot of time in Arosa. 'Her life there, freeriding, a beloved hobby, came to a tragic, sudden and far too early end,' it said in a statement.Her best result was a second place in St Moritz in January
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