Tim Farr is a member of the British Disabled Ski Team and in the top 50 disabled skiers in the world.
Farr was a keen skier and it was on a ski trip in France back in 2004 when he suffered the injury which changed his life forever. He broke the first lumbar vertebra in his back, which left him paralysed from the waist down.
After several months recovering in hospital the 27-year-old returned to Exeter University to continue his degree and within a year of his accident he was back skiing again, this time in a sit ski. It was while he was on the slopes he met Steve Napier, a retired British disabled skier, who suggested he should try for the British Disabled Team.
He completed his degree before deciding to give skiing a go. He joined the British Disabled Ski Team ‘Development Squad’ and went to Canada to train for two months with the Embassy Disabled Ski Programme and the rest as they say is history.
He became British Slalom Champion in 2008 and is now aiming for success in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Whistler, Canada.
