Pomagalski was killed on Tuesday morning in Uri canton, Switzerland, a spokesperson from the French Ministry for Sports advised CNN through e-mail Thursday.
She was descending the Gemsstock mountain together with three different individuals on the time of the accident, the spokesperson added.
Local police in Uri canton printed a press release confirming the dying of two unidentified people in an avalanche Tuesday.
The motive for the avalanche is just not recognized, stated police, who despatched a rescue group together with a helicopter and two avalanche search canines.
The two deceased people had been “completely buried” by snow. “For them, any help came too late,” stated police in the assertion.
Pomagalski was a youngster when she grew to become the world champion in snowboard cross in 1999, and received the Snowboard World Cup in 2004.
She additionally represented France on the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in 2002 and Turin, Italy, in 2006.
Pomagalski was born close to Grenoble however lived in the ski city of Meribel, the place she ran a sports activities store and a ski faculty, stated the sports activities ministry spokesperson.
She was the granddaughter of Jean Pomagalski, who arrange Poma, a producer of cable-driven elevate methods resembling chairlifts and gondolas, the ministry spokesperson added.
The French Olympic Committee (CNOSF) additionally addressed Pomagalski’s passing.
“Too young to leave us,” wrote Maracineanu. “Her golden generation left its mark on French snowboarding.”
An avalanche happens when a layer of snow collapses and travels downhill quickly.
Worldwide, a mean of 150 persons are killed annually in avalanches, with roughly 27 of these in the US.
CNN’s Claudia Otto contributed to this report.
