"Estelle Balet was a naturally gifted shining star and demonstrated remarkable talent as she quickly became a household name on the Freeride World Tour," the the event said in a statement. "Our ...

Estelle Balet killed in avalanche in Swiss Alps. Snowboarder won back-to-back Freeride World Tour titles. 21-year-old was filming above village of Orsieres ...

World champion snowboarder Estelle Balet was killed in an avalanche in Switzerland on Tuesday, April 19, multiple outlets reported.She was 21. Local Swiss officials confirmed her tragic death to ...

World champion extreme snowboarder Estelle Balet was killed in an avalanche on Tuesday while making a film in her native Switzerland. Police said the 21-year-old Swiss athlete was struck by the ...

Estelle Balet, who won the Freeride World Tour in 2015 and 2016, died in the one-kilometre-long avalanche above the Swiss village of Orsières despite efforts of emergency crews to save her, ...