
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.
First Descent was directed by Kevin Harrison and Kemp Curly.
First Descent holds an average rating of 7.2/10 on TMDB, and it lands best with fans of documentary. Join the discussion below to add your take.
First Descent runs for 1h 50min, and was released in 2005.
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