Bill Reed sees the ski team captain deal drugs to his best friend, Rick, who takes down an amphetamine to increase his courage during an important downhill ski race. Rick wins the race but an argument breaks out when Bill tells Rick he's taking stupid chances. Later, while on drugs, Rick wipes out and ends up in the hospital paralyzed. Despite the accident, the captain continues to deal drugs to other members of the team, making another accident imminent. Bill feels he cannot stand by and do nothing while this is going on. Yet he doesn't want to squeal. He confronts the pusher, but is brushed off. Finally, he decides to go to the police. When the team finds out, he is ostracized. He pays the price for defying peer pressure and taking a stand against that which is evil.