Working as a manufacturing jeweller and gemologist in Melbourne, he has also been involved with para-skiing as a volunteer, and serving in administrative roles for various organisations.

[6] In November 2004, at the age of 26, Soyer severed his spinal cord during an accident while riding his motorbike on his parents' farm.

[7][3] He is also on the board of Able Management Group, an organisation assisting people with disabilities to get into para-alpine skiing, where he serves on the Fundraising Committee.

[11] In 2007, he helped conduct three adaptive skiing camps in Victoria,[8] and was a finalist for the Pride of Australia awards for courage.

[7] He took up sit-skiing while rehabilitating from his injuries,[4] and was able to adapt to a mono-ski within the first day of trying it[3] at a Disability Wintersport Australia camp at Falls Creek.

[14] Soyer trains at Mount Hotham and Falls Creek in Australia, and in Colorado in the United States.

[7] Going into the 2008/2009 ski season, he needed to raise AUD$20,000 to allow him to compete internationally to qualify for the Games.

[7] In August 2009, he competed in the Winter Games NZ at Coronet Peak in the men's sitting LW11 slalom event.

[13] At the 2011 New Zealand Winter Games, he finished third in the men's sitting giant slalom event with a time of 1:46.08.

[6] Early in his trip, prior to competing, he broke his race ski and had equipment difficulties at the Noram Cup as a result.