AtthetheKillingtonskiresortsomethinghasgoneawry.EvilterroristsledbythesinisterGreig(BruceCampbell)havetakentheresorthostagewithastolennucleardevice.It'suptoSkiPatrolbumMattFoster(SeanAstin)tosavetheday...andhisfiance.MattFoster,sonofacleaner,realizeshisfiancéeMeg'swealthyfatherBillconsidershim,a'SkiPatrolBum'intheKillingtonresort,farbeneaththeirsocialstatus.MattgetsanunexpectedchangetoprovehimselfwhenheyfinallyplannedtoannouncetheirweddingplansafternastycriminalTimmydisgustshishijackedpilotsomuchthathechoosestocrashthere.Timmy'sboss,medicallyterminalterroristCarlGreig,killshimafterlearninghisload,radioactivematerialstolenfromRussia,isintact,andhashislieutenantFrantzsendinateamtoretrieveit.ThereisalsoanFBIteamonhistrail,leadbyagentWillLangley,butMattandaforesteraretheoneswhoaccidentallyfacetheextremelyviolentfiends.