{"id":4854,"date":"2019-06-12T13:53:01","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T12:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorteddev\/?p=4854"},"modified":"2021-02-17T14:29:55","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T14:29:55","slug":"my-accident-was-the-best-thing-that-has-ever-happened-to-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorteddev\/my-accident-was-the-best-thing-that-has-ever-happened-to-me\/","title":{"rendered":"From accident to recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Matt Masson is a passionate skier who was so severely injured in an accident in 2010 that he had to relearn how to walk, talk and ski. In his inspiring story, Matt says his accident has been pivotal in leading him to achieve what he could only dream of pre-injury.<\/p>\n

Skiing is a dangerous sport, and freeriding the extreme version of an already death-defying activity. A style of snowboarding or skiing performed on natural, ungroomed terrain without a set course, goals or rules, freeriding was a rebellion against the traditional highly regimented style of skiing in the sport\u2019s early years.<\/p>\n

Travelling to Switzerland for the Freeride World Tour (FWT) earlier this year was a chance to witness the athletes of this incredibly challenging sport in which the best snowboarders and skiers compete in the most renowned ski resorts across the world. Naturally, I was wowed by the flips and jumps of the masters of this sport but I was equally amazed by its fans, one of whom is 32-year-old Matt Mass...<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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