Loosely based on book by Jack London, this low-budget family adventure achieves nothing special. A 10-year-old girl Ryann Hale (Ariel) goes live with her grandfather at his remote cabin, and finds a wounded dog. The dog heals, but a bad man claims the dog is his. It's agreed that if Ryann and his friends win a dog sled race, they can keep the dog.

Ariel is the central character, but characteristically for average family adventures, the character isn't very interesting. Ariel is better in Dark Water, but it's interesting to see in this movie how she's grown up.