First Descent DVD Winner

Posted by: Michael

First Descent is on DVD today and one of our lucky readers just won a free copy. Can you guess who? Ok probably not, but thats ok I will tell you. Remember kids you may not have won this contest (well ok one of you did) but you can always win one of the many OTHER contests we launch so check back! The docu-drama FIRST DESCENT chronicles the rebellious, inspiring and sometimes controversial rise of snowboarding - as seen through the eyes of the snowboarders setting the standards and breaking the boundaries of this worldwide phenomenon. The winner? Hobson Lopes!

FIRST DESCENT spotlights a handful of snowboarding's early pioneers (including Shawn Farmer, Nick Perata and Terje Haakonsen) and some of the ultra-sponsored superstar phenoms at snowboarding's current cutting edge (Shaun White and Hannah Teter) and literally takes them to the edge - the snow blanketed mountains of Alaska - where these five icons face some of the most challenging and hard-core natural terrain on the planet. The five come for different reasons - Perata and Farmer to see if they still have what it takes, Haakonsen to add another credit to his Big Mountain resume, and White and Teter to undertake their first Big Mountain ride ever - and yet all seek to challenge themselves to accomplish the best snowboarding feat of their lives down peaks of powder no rider has ever descended.

Leading up to their first descent, the crew of five share their stories, comparing viewpoints, individual lifestyles, and unedited opinions on the evolution of snowboarding that began as a delinquent child of skiing and now stands as an international cultural movement that has permanently changed the face of winter sports. Intercutting footage from the snowboarding revolution of the '80s and '90s, real-life accounts from both notorious and famed riders, and dramatic, newly-filmed scenes from the biggest winter contests and experiences these riders undergo on their way to and in Alaska, First Descent creates a fast-paced portrait of a snowsport that has quickly evolved from a fringe hobby to a full-fledged global event. To win is easy, email us your name, age and address and you are entered. We will randomly pick a winner. Here are the details:

Technical Features

  • 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
  • English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
  • English SDH
  • English, French and Spanish Subtitles

Bonus Materials

  • AK And Beyond bloopers feature
  • Top of the World featurette - See the challenges of prepping the Wescam helicopter camera rig for flight
  • Big-Mountain Riding featurette - Nick Perata takes us through the do's and don'ts of Alaskin big-mountain riding
  • A Thousand Words
  • Extended Snowboard Action
  • Deleted Scenes

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