First Descent

First Descent

First Descent

First Descent

DVD (Wide Screen)

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Overview

When snowboarding first rose to popularity in the 1980s, many people didn't know what to make of it -- taking the thrashed-out style of skateboarding and moving it to the ski slopes, snowboarding was hardly welcomed by the old-school winter sports establishment who regarded 'boarders as punks and misfits. But as more people took up the sport and the extreme sports community developed a following that couldn't be ignored, a grudging acceptance of the sport (and the skills of the best board riders) followed, and now snowboarding is one of the world's leading winter sports. First Descent is a documentary in which some of the pioneers of the snowboarding movement (among them Nick Perata, Shawn Farmer, and Terje Haakonsen) talk about the past, present, and future of the sport with some of the top new riders on the slopes (including Hannah Teter and Shaun White). But along with sharing some friendly conversation, these snowboarding legends get together for the trip of a lifetime -- a journey to a beautiful Alaskan mountain range that has never been skied or 'boarded before, giving the veteran riders a chance to show that they still have what it takes, and the new stars a challenge no one has ever faced before.

Product Details

Release Date: 02/21/2006
UPC: 0025192844928
Original Release: 2005
Rating: PG-13
Source: STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Region Code: 1
Sound: [Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language: English
Time: 1:51:00
Sales rank: 55,412

Special Features

AK and beyond ; Big-Mountain riding; Extended snowboarding action; Deleted scenes and musch more!

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Henry Rollins Narrator,Narrator

Technical Credits
Kevin Harrison Director,Producer,Screenwriter
Kemp Curley Director,Producer
Kemp Curly Director,Producer
John Galloway Executive Producer
Chris Moore Executive Producer
Tera Hanks Executive Producer
Jaime Weinstein Executive Producer
David Burwick Executive Producer
Larry Tanz Executive Producer
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