First Descent (2005)

• Documentary

First Descent is a 2005 documentary film about snowboarding and its beginning in the 1980s. The snowboarders featured in this movie (Shawn Farmer, Nick Perata, Terje Haakonsen, Hannah Teter and Shaun White with guest appearances from Travis Rice) represent three generations of snowboarders and the progress this young sport has made over the past two decades. Most of the movie was shot in Alaska.

Rating

7.2 / 10 (13 votes)

Release date

December 2, 2005

Runtime

1h 50m

Language

English

Director

Kemp Curly, Kevin Harrison

Status

Released