Moore, a silver medallist in the banked slalom and bronze in the snowboard cross at the 2015 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Championships in the Spanish resort of La Molina, has lauded the development programme on offer in Britain.

"At the beginning it was not that easy and cheap to get into snowboarding, but right now everything is going in the right direction," he said.

"If you start out young, there are grants available to help you and a lot of people to guide you.

"Within the last few years a lot has changed so it’s really good to see the transition of snowboarding from racing to now being a Paralympic sport."

Moore initially got involved in competitive snowboarding while working as an instructor in Canada in 2011.

Since making his debut the following year, he has become one of the sport’s best riders in the men’s upper-limb impaired classification.

Speaking about his performance at last year’s World Championships, Moore said: "To compete at that level and to come out with such high results was amazing - it was such a brilliant feeling.

"There’s not many things I can compare it to.

"I got to race for my country and enjoyed every second of it and to get those results has helped myself and the team a lot."

The 2015-2016 season has started well for Moore, who has three bronze medals in banked slalom at Europa and World Cup competitions in Landgraaf, The Netherlands.

He is currently in the United States preparing for the upcoming IPC Snowboard World Cup in Snowmass Village, Colorado, due to take place on February 5 and 6.

Simon Nicholson, a former athlete and now head coach of Britain’s adaptive snowboard cross team, is overseeing Moore’s progression as he prepares for Pyeongchang 2018. 

"I want gold, everybody does," said Moore.

"We wouldn’t drop in if we didn’t want gold."

A survey carried out by British charity SportsAid in 2014 found that disability snowsport is one of the most expensive sports to pursue along with tennis.

The sport incurs average costs of over £20,000 ($28,500/€26,100) each year, and 98 per cent of all athletes surveyed said their costs had either stayed the same or increased compared to 2013.

That figure is substantially more than the average cost for all sports, which the survey found to be around the £6,000 ($8,500/€7,800) mark, showing that funding continues to be a major barrier for athletes.