Extreme Skiing and Psychedelic Mushrooms: The Art of Chasing Fear

Extreme skiing and psychedelic mushrooms don't normally go together, but after Josh agrees to join Sam and Rudy on a backcountry adventure, he quickly realizes the trek is more than he bargained for. When the guys are joined by Tess, a ski instructor and the girl of Josh's dreams, he knows he'll do anything to impress her--even losing his wits on mind-altering drugs as he seeks to ski The Edge, the longest and steepest backcountry slope he'll ever find.This is a short story of 8,522 words by Jason Matthews, author of novels, The Little Universe and Jim's Life.Subjects: extreme sports, extreme skiing, backcountry skiing, drugs, drug use, psychedelic mushrooms, marijuana, fear, philosophy of fear, short story