Idealistic travel agent Kevin Manley (Skeet Ulrich) quits his job and leaves the subtropical confines of his Southern Californian home when hes notified that he stands to gain an inheritance of 200 acres of Alaskan real estate from his late grandfather. Theres a catch: He has to race in the Iditarod, the grueling 1,000 mile dog sled contest through the snowy Alaskan mountains. But theres another catch: A local attorney (Leslie Nielsen) knows the property is priceless and sets out to stop Manley from completing the race by having Carter, a crazed competitor (Rik Mayall), sabotage his dogs and equipment at every turn. Whats worse, Bonnie (Natasha Henstridge), the lovely woman who teaches Kevin how to mush, finds out hes a Manley -- and their families are in a generations-old feud. Can Kevin and his team of mongrel mutts finish the race with so much going against them? ~ Buzz McClain, All Movie Guide