Barrow, who’s studying sports performance at the University of Bath, began snowboarding at the age of eight, having started skiing as a toddler. “I tried snowboarding because I thought it was cooler and because my brother was faster than me on skis and I didn’t like that!” he says. “It means being free on a mountain, in amazing scenery, and being able to do what I love doing. In my eyes, it’s not a sport, it’s a way of life.

“After being selected for the British Junior Snowboard Team and competing in freestyle events with them, I wanted to explore other aspects of the sport, so I tried Boardercross. I found it really exiting and enjoyed doing it so much that I decided to stick with it. I got selected for the senior team when I was 15 and became British Junior Champion at 16 and again last year and this year. “Boardercross is a race where you descend a course in about one to one-and-a-half minutes, with obstacles along the way. You have to do a timed run down the course on your own and if yours is one of the 32 best times, you qualify to the finals.