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.