Sophie Hediger, a celebrated member of Switzerland's national snowboard cross team, tragically lost her life at 26 in an avalanche at the Arosa mountain resort in eastern Switzerland, Swiss-Ski federation confirmed on Tuesday. The incident occurred on Monday near Davos.
Hediger was a rising star in snowboarding, having represented Switzerland in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and earning her first two World Cup podium finishes during the 2023-24 season. Her dedication and achievements brought pride to her team and country. Reflecting on her contributions, Walter Reusser, Swiss-Ski's Sport CEO, shared, “We are speechless, and our thoughts are with Sophie’s family, to whom we express our deepest condolences.”
Swiss snowboarder Sophie Hediger tragically passed away in an avalanche on Monday at the age of 26.
Switzerland's skiing federation announced the heartbreaking news on Tuesday, revealing that the incident happened at the Arosa resort in the Swiss Alps.
'We are stunned and our thoughts are with Sophie's family, to whom we express our deepest condolences,' federation CEO Walter Reusser said in a statement.
'For the Swiss Ski family, the tragic death of Sophie Hediger has cast a dark shadow over the Christmas holidays. We are immeasurably sad. We will keep an honorable memory of Sophie.'
Details on the incident are limited. Furthermore, the Swiss-Ski Federation said it would not be releasing any further information about the athlete's death at her family's request.
Hediger's passing came nine days after she turned 26 on December 14.
The snowboarding community is mourning the shocking loss of Sophie Hediger, a rising star in the sport, whose death has been confirmed after she was caught up in an avalanche on Dec. 23. She was 26.
Sophie Hediger, a member of Switzerland’s snowboard cross team at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, has died following an avalanche at a mountain resort, the country’s skiing federation said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred on Monday at the Arosa resort in Switzerland.
Sophie Hediger, a member of Switzerland’s snowboard cross team at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, has died following an avalanche at a mountain resort, the country’s skiing federation said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred on Monday at the Arosa resort in Switzerland.
Hediger, 26, competed at the Beijing Games in the women’s snowboard cross and the mixed team version of the same event.
Olympian snowboarder Sophie Hediger was killed in an avalanche in her home country of Switzerland on Monday.
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, according to a statement from winter sports federation Swiss-Ski.
Sophie Hediger, who competed for Switzerland in the 2022 Winter Olympics, died on Monday in an avalanche while snowboarding in the Swiss Alps, the country’s ski federation said.
She was 26.
Hediger was snowboarding with another person around 1:15 p.m. on Monday down a closed black diamond slope in Arosa — which sits in eastern Switzerland about an hour south of Liechtenstein. Hediger was caught in an avalanche, and the other person notified rescue services to start searching for her. They eventually located Hediger buried in snow about two hours later, but they were unable to resuscitate her, police said via the New York Times. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Sophie Hediger, a member of Switzerland's snowboard cross team at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, has died following an avalanche at a mountain resort, the country's skiing federation said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred on Monday at the Arosa resort in Switzerland.
Hediger, 26, competed at the Beijing Games in the women’s snowboard cross and the mixed team version of the same event.
Swiss Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger tragically died in an avalanche on December 23 at the Arosa ski resort in Switzerland. The 26-year-old athlete, a member of Switzerland's national snowboard cross team, was caught in the avalanche while snowboarding on a closed slope with another person.
Emergency services were alerted, and rescue teams found Hediger buried under snow approximately two hours later, but unfortunately, she could not be revived. The Swiss Ski Federation expressed deep sorrow over her passing, describing it as a profound loss for the skiing community during the holiday season.
Hediger competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and had recently achieved two World Cup podium finishes in the current season. Her family has requested privacy as they mourn this tragic loss.

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