In the Alpine town of Cervinia, Italy, ski shop manager Christian Biton plots to rob a local resort bank of its $250,000 payday. He enlists the help of two other expert skiers: his wealthy, bored girl friend Monica Scotti, and instructor Bob Skinner, who needs enough money to return to America. For weeks, while Monica flirts with the resort manager in order to glean information about the bank, the men rehearse the intricate and dangerous skiing skills necessary to carry off the robbery. Christian repeatedly navigates a treacherous virgin glacier, while Bob jumps a mountain chasm in a snowmobile. When they feel prepared, the trio ambush the van carrying the money, ski into the mountains and bury the cash, planning to let it sit until the following spring, when they can retrieve it without attracting attention. Soonafter they celebrate their victory, an insurance company representative, Enrico Dolphi, begins an investigation that leads him to the trio. Discerning their plot, he threatens them with arrest unless they reveal the whereabouts of the money. Forced to acquiesce, they watch in horror as Dolphi steals the money and flees. The three agree to go their separate ways, but Christian boards a train where Dolphi, who has been his secret accomplice all along, happily awaits him.