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First Descent

First Descent

7.2 (13) ·2005 ·110 min ·Movie
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.

Top Cast

Shaun White
Shaun White
Himself
Hannah Teter
Hannah Teter
Herself
Shawn Farmer
Himself
Terje Haakonsen
Terje Haakonsen
Himself
Travis Rice
Travis Rice
Himself
Nick Perata
Himself

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