 When cross-country skier Per Sætermyrmoen wins the 50 kilometer in Holmenkollen old differences is intensified between the men of Alvdal and Tynset. Sætermyrmoen s home is located right at the border between the two villages, and both want to arrange a celebration party for him when he returns. As it comes to blows between the men, the women decide to teach their skiing-crazed spouses a lesson.