The initiative is the brainchild of Danny Burrows, who was editor of our sister title Onboard for many years, and still contributes to both Onboard and Mpora as a writer and photographer. In the years since he left Danny has worked closely with refugees, visiting “The Jungle” in Calais many times, and shooting searing portraits of the camp and its occupants.

Last winter Burrows delivered a load of second-hand waterproof winter jackets that friends and fellow riders had donated to the Jungle, where they were gratefully received. But with the French authorities destroying the camp earlier this year, he and his companions will need to venture further afield this time.

“The Greek people are doing what they can and we want to help.”

To this end, he’s involved his friend and former colleague Alexis de Tarade, the former editor of Method (another European snowboard magazine) and the man behind ridewithlocal.com. As a well as being a concerned fellow rider, de Tarade speaks Greek fluently.

“We know that as riders we have the privilege of living the good life,” says de Tarade in the pair’s campaign video. “[But] many refugees are stuck in Greece bracing themselves for a harsh winter. The Greek people are doing what they can and we want to help.”