Sophie Hediger 2025r. Tragedy struck at the arosa resort in switzerland on monday, as an olympic snowboarder passed away at the young age of 26. Swiss snowboarder and olympian sophie hediger unfortunately passed away in an accident at a swiss mountain resort.

According to her instagram, she placed ninth in her first world cup of the season in december 2015. Hediger, 26, was caught in an avalanche while freeriding, also known as snowboarding on natural terrain in arosa, both a town and a resort in eastern switzerland,.