Estelle Balet in front of the Vallée du Rhone in Vercorin in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland, in 2015.Balet was equipped with all the proper emergency gear: she was wearing a rescue beacon, a helmet, and an airbag – what snowboarders use to create an
Estelle Balet in front of the Vallée du Rhone in Vercorin in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland, in 2015.Balet was equipped with all the proper emergency gear: she was wearing a rescue beacon, a helmet, and an airbag – what snowboarders use to create an
GINEBRA (AFP).- La suiza Estelle Balet, campeona del mundo de snowboard extremo, el Freeride World Tour, falleció este martes a consecuencia de una avalancha en los Alpes suizos, durante el rodaje de un vídeo, según informó la policía del Cantón de
Estelle Balet in front of the Vallée du Rhone in Vercorin in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland, in 2015.Balet was equipped with all the proper emergency gear: she was wearing a rescue beacon, a helmet, and an airbag – what snowboarders use to create an
Balet, who won the women's snowboarding event at the Bec des Rosses during the Verbier Xtreme Freeride World Tour final earlier this month (Apr16), was reportedly wearing rescue gear and was quickly found by paramedics, but she died at the scene.