Ran was snowboarding at Northstar Resort in January of this year when he jumped over a quarter pipe by accident. Ran landed back first onto hard snow and was very lucky to have a helmet on, as he didn’t suffer any concussion or pain, but unfortunately couldn’t move any of his extremities. Luckily someone came to Ran’s help, Immediately following, he was rushed to surgery within a few hours. At Renown Medical Center Ran found he had burst fractured his C6 vertebrae.