
First Descent (2005) on Netflix
PG-1320051h 50mDocumentarySport
Five of snowboarding's best riders travel to Alaska to ride big mountain terrain. The group spans three generations of the sport, which took shape in the 1980s.
- Netflix3.5/5
- IMDb7.0/101,140 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes52%
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Plot summary
A documentary about snowboarding, a sport that began in the 1980s, and about the two decades of progress that followed. The riders who appear represent three generations of snowboarding. Five of the sport's best make the trip to Alaska for big mountain riding, and most of the film was shot in that state and its backcountry. A sixth snowboarder appears as a guest.
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