A flippant remark causes Van to be challenged by a crack ski jumper. Van is scared, but the rival gives him a push and he takes the slide against his will, making a record jump. He loses his nerve when it comes to entering the cross country run and climbs a hill to get away. A bear chases him and he makes a getaway by using two boards for skis. Once he gets started he can't stop and catches up with his rival, who slings him off the course into a tree. Van circles the tree several times and, unable to bold on, is flung down the hill, crossing the finish line first and winning the prize.
—Moving Picture World, August 29, 1925