First on Board
Documentary Action Sports Programs
Developed for a Multigenerational audience.
First On Board programs contain skateboard, snowboard and BMX legends as they began their careers. First On Board's historical footage and snapshots are used by TV, feature film producers and editorial writers.
 
Snowboardings Holy Grail
Skatebarding's Holy Grail

Price: $12.99 plus $3.99 S & H





In April 1981, prophets of a new winter sport gathered in Ski Cooper in Leadville, Colorado, to test their skills at "surfing" in powder. Witness the beginning of snowboarding. Join early believers as they grab first air and attempt maneuvers that are now considered classic moves in snowboarding exhibition and competition.

Currently the hottest winter sport, snowboard once were prohibited on almost all ski slopes. Compare the early technology of boards and bindings, and the exuberant art of snowboarding....long before it achieved Olympic recognition. Classic footage of early snowboard pioneers Tom Sims and Jake Burton.

DVD Special Features

  • 1983 Competition
  • 1984 Competition
  • 1st Snowboarders in Aspen
  • 1st Snowboard News Story
  • Extended Interviews with Snowboard Pioneers: Richard Christiansen, John Hoffman, Mark Christensen, Gary Hornby, Jack Smith, and George Walker

 

 
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