Sophie Hediger, Olympic Snowboarder From Switzerland, Dies in Avalanche Sophie Hediger, who competed in the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, died in an avalanche in Arosa, Switzerland, according to the police and the Swiss ski federation.

Swiss snowboarder Hediger dies in avalanche 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.