New talent is the lifeblood of snowboard movies. It’s all well and good watching the big guns, but sooner or later those slams will take a toll and they’ll be reaching for the zimmer frame – or more likely, growing a beard and getting into powder riding. Kids keep them on their toes. They turn up with no fear and a ton of hunger and revise our ideas of what is possible. They represent the future. Johan Olofsson’s arrival in Alaska as an unknown 18-year-old in TB5 has been talked about a million times, but for good reason. He blew the f***ing doors off. Müller, Rüf, Rice, Oksanen… all were young bloods once, taking the current bar in their stride and then raising it some more. “Who the hell is this guy?” You ask your mate. “I dunno but he’s f***ing sick!” comes.

Then you have the proper youngsters – the groms. Red Gerard, 12 years old and with more steez than Eazy-E, going huge in the park. These kids are already on camera because they are truly destined for great things, and they are there to tell you one thing: you’re getting old.