What happens once you set a superstar snowboarder and also a scientific genius ? You are going to discover! When Max Asher proceeds to your snowy ski-town to call home with Alvin"Shred" Ackerman along with his loved ones, an improbable friendship forms. Max likes to hit on the slopes and Shred likes to hit on the books. But even though both of these dudes are completely different, they got each others' backs. There.