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,

Sophie Hediger, a 26-year-old Olympian snowboarder, was killed in an avalanche that crashed down a slope in the Swiss resort town of Arosa. The Swiss-Ski federation confirmed Hediger’s death on its website.

Hediger competed at the Beijing Games in the women's snowboard cross and the mixed team version of the same event.