Michael Storr's joy comes not from conventional life in New York, but from risking physical danger; as a parachutist, a surfer, a hang glider, a free-faller, and a skier. And so he leaves New York City and moves to New England ski resort - even though he loses his wife in the process - to live a purer, more primitive existence.  He finds the physical excitement he craves, but along with it comes developments he has not anticipated.