While the ski racers leave Kitzbühel for the next World Cup location, the members of the Kitzbüheler Ski Club (KSC) are already starting preparations for next year’s race. “Streif – One Hell of a Ride” documents this work – both the spectacular and the small tasks – over the course of one year. At the same time, the film follows five athletes – Aksel Lund Svindal, Max Franz, Hannes Reichelt, Erik Guay and Yuri Danilochkin – in their respective native countries, during their summer training and in their free time. As the 2014 Hahnenkamm Race approaches, these two narratives become more and more interwoven, interspersed with stories from the event’s past – until the athletes arrive back in Kitzbühel.

Merano detective Andreas Mitterer already has enough problems – the last thing he needs is the "new partner" his superior, Giuseppe Malatesta, has chosen for him. The latter, however, has only the best of intentions, as Mitterer has been traumatized since the accidental death of his wife three years ago, a fact that hasn't gone unnoticed by the rest of his team: forensic pathologist Eva Rossi, forensic investigator Chiara Felice, and team assistant Giuliana Pucci.