Awards

• Commended for Benjamin Franklin Award (Sports/Recreation) 2009

Overview

"Capturing the romance and risk of extreme big-mountain skiing, this non-fiction adventure follows 15-year-old Kye Peterson as he attempts to conquer the same mountain in Chamonix, France -- known as ""the death sport capital of the world"" -- that claimed the life of his father more than a decade earlier. Aided by some of the greatest ski mountaineers of the day, and followed by a documentary filmmaker and ski enthusiast, this book tells a story of surviving against nature, overcoming mental and physical challenges, and coming of age in a world of extreme adventure."

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What Into Thin Air is to mountain climbing, Kerig's The Edge of Never is to skiing. --Keith Carlsen, former editor, Powder magazine

An insider's look at a tribe of devoted--some would say fanatical--skiers in the mountains that are their lifeblood (and all too often the cause of their death). --Peter Shelton, author, Climb to Conquer

An insider's look at a tribe of devotedsome would say fanaticalskiers in the mountains that are their lifeblood (and all too often the cause of their death). Peter Shelton, author, Climb to Conquer

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"William A. Kerig has been a professional skier for 10 years and has contributed to ""Men's Health, Men's Journal, Powder"" magazine, ""Skiing"" magazine, and ""Snow Country. ""He created and coproduced ""Steep, ""a feature documentary about big-mountain skiing; has hosted and produced television pieces for ESPN, Fox Sports, and the Weather Channel; and is the author of ""The Snowboarder's Guide to Life"" and ""Utah Underground."" Helives in Salt Lake City, Utah."""

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