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00:00:00🎵Jingle Bells🎵
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00:01:22Teagan, I can't decide which one I like the most.
00:01:26But this one here, this reminds me of Christmas growing up.
00:01:29Ah, the stellar dendrite. It's what most people think of when they talk about snowflakes.
00:01:33Six-sided and perfectly symmetrical.
00:01:35Just like the star on top of our Christmas tree.
00:01:37Yes. Now this one, the fern dendrite, under the right conditions, humidity, temperature and all that,
00:01:45it's a little bit lighter, which makes it perfect for skiing.
00:01:47Because lighter snowflakes means powdery snow.
00:01:50I've talked about this before.
00:01:52I know. And you are an amazing photographer.
00:01:55Oh, thank you.
00:01:56I just hope they get some good vids at the auction.
00:01:59I'm sure it'll be a big success on Christmas Eve.
00:02:02Big enough to make all the repairs at the community center?
00:02:05Starting with fixing the heater?
00:02:07Are you kidding? Who doesn't love snowflakes?
00:02:09Well, speaking of the center, I have to get to class.
00:02:11Okay. Have fun. See you later.
00:02:13Bye.
00:02:14Bye.
00:02:15Bye.
00:02:22I especially like how you captured the shaded side of the snowman on this one.
00:02:28Tom, this is great.
00:02:33Julie, I love the contrast here.
00:02:35The tree line against the sunrise, it really grabs your attention.
00:02:38Thanks, Deegan.
00:02:39I'm also impressed you woke up so early to take it on your Christmas break, too.
00:02:43My dad had to plow the snow up on Glacier Ridge.
00:02:45He let me come along.
00:02:47Well, nothing says dedication like getting up before the sun.
00:02:52And remember, everyone, your photographs say more about you than the image that you're capturing.
00:02:56How do you mean?
00:02:57Well, a photograph is a moment frozen in time.
00:03:00And without you, that moment can't happen.
00:03:03How you see it and what you see, you are at the heart of every photograph you take.
00:03:07You mean, like with your pictures of snowflakes?
00:03:10Okay, well, what about that?
00:03:12We all know that no two snowflakes are the same.
00:03:15But if we look closely, we can see that there are 35 different types of snowflakes that we know of.
00:03:21Really?
00:03:22Really.
00:03:23There are hexagons, columns, needles.
00:03:26Some are extremely rare and need precise weather conditions.
00:03:30But they're there if you're willing to keep looking.
00:03:33And that says a lot about you.
00:03:35Does that mean you're the heart of your snowflake pictures because you keep looking?
00:03:39Sometimes I think it's the photos that you haven't taken that can answer that question.
00:03:45Oh, I'm sorry, everyone.
00:03:47They need this room for the wreath-making class, but we'll talk more about snowflakes next time.
00:03:51Yeah, like, will it start snowing in here before the heater gets fixed?
00:03:54I know, I know.
00:03:55Everybody, put it on your Christmas list.
00:03:57Maybe Santa will pull through and get us a heater.
00:04:00Bye, everybody.
00:04:10Julie, where's your ride?
00:04:12It's snowing pretty heavy up on Crescent Pass.
00:04:15My dad had to make sure it was clear, so he said he might be a little late.
00:04:18Oh, okay, well, why don't you come with me? I'll take you.
00:04:21Really?
00:04:22Yeah.
00:04:23Thanks.
00:04:40Hey, Dad.
00:04:42Oh, sweetie, I'm so sorry. I was just about to come get you.
00:04:45That's okay. My teacher gave me a ride.
00:04:47Teagan, this is my dad.
00:04:49Hi, Noah.
00:04:51Hi, Teagan.
00:04:53You guys know each other?
00:04:55Um, your dad and I grew up in Willow Creek together.
00:04:59It's been a while, though.
00:05:01It is, yeah.
00:05:04Why are you guys acting so weird?
00:05:07No, sweetie, no, we're not acting weird.
00:05:10It's just been a long time, that's all.
00:05:13Yeah.
00:05:15How was your class?
00:05:17Great. Can I put my stuff in the back of the car?
00:05:19Uh, yeah.
00:05:21No peeking.
00:05:22Okay. Is it my imagination, or is she being pretty tight-lipped about that class?
00:05:28Christmas is coming.
00:05:30I could take a hint.
00:05:33Okay, well, I better get going.
00:05:36Hey, how's your dad enjoying retirement?
00:05:39Oh, well, he's loving the warmth, but I think around this time of year, he misses the snow.
00:05:44It's nothing like a white Christmas.
00:05:46But he's very happy you came back and took over the family business.
00:05:49Yeah. Yeah, well, it was good timing.
00:05:52Turns out I was never very good at sitting behind a desk.
00:05:55Really? I thought what you did was very important.
00:05:58What was it? Atmospheric science?
00:06:00Yeah, it's just a fancy way of saying weatherman, really.
00:06:04No, when I saw your dad was stepping down, this felt right.
00:06:09Well, I'll tell him you said hi.
00:06:12Well, Merry Christmas.
00:06:14You too. Merry Christmas.
00:06:30Merry Christmas.
00:07:00Hello?
00:07:12Hey, quick question. Do you have time to swing by the gallery tomorrow?
00:07:16Yeah, sure, why?
00:07:18Somebody wants to meet you.
00:07:20Who?
00:07:21Well, does the name Calvin Garrett ring any bells?
00:07:23Calvin Garrett? Isn't that the guy that runs the ski resort up on Bear Tooth?
00:07:27Yes.
00:07:28And the guy who collects art from all over the world?
00:07:30That guy.
00:07:31Why does he want to meet me?
00:07:32I don't know. All they told me was that the guy stays in Bear Tooth for the holidays,
00:07:36but apparently he has a flight into the city tomorrow afternoon,
00:07:39and he's not going back until Christmas Eve.
00:07:41So, whatever that means, I will be there first thing.
00:07:44Thanks, Tegan.
00:07:45Thanks, Charlotte.
00:07:59Thanks.
00:08:01Good morning.
00:08:02What? Oh, hi.
00:08:04Hi.
00:08:05Hi.
00:08:06Uh-oh. I know that look.
00:08:09The one that says you're a million miles away.
00:08:11Oh, sorry. I'm just headed to a meeting at the gallery.
00:08:14Oh, yeah?
00:08:15Yeah.
00:08:16You know, I took Julie over there the other day. We saw your snowflakes.
00:08:18Oh, really?
00:08:19Yeah. You've always been a great photographer, Tegan, but those are really special.
00:08:22Oh, thank you.
00:08:24But you always encouraged me to keep up with the photography.
00:08:26Well, I would say that you've taken a step well past our high school yearbook pictures.
00:08:30Bet you were there from the beginning.
00:08:36Well, you have a meeting to get to.
00:08:38Right.
00:08:39I should get back up to Crescent Palace.
00:08:41Oh, how's the weather up there? Is it snowing?
00:08:44Yeah, it's going down pretty hard, actually.
00:08:46It looks like there's another front on the way.
00:08:48Could be a big one.
00:08:49How big?
00:08:51Uh, not sure just yet, but the humidity's a lot higher than normal, and the wind's really picking up, so...
00:08:56Say, 30, 40 miles an hour?
00:08:59Somewhere in there, yeah.
00:09:01Huh, and what about the snow?
00:09:03Uh, looks like 50-50 right now.
00:09:06Okay, but the chances are going up?
00:09:08Yeah. Why the sudden interest in a snowstorm?
00:09:11Oh, oh, just curious.
00:09:14Well, it should stay up in higher elevations.
00:09:16We're going to make it down to Willow Creek, so...
00:09:18Okay. Well, I should get going. Drive safe.
00:09:22Thanks.
00:09:23Bye.
00:09:24Bye.
00:09:33These are remarkable, Teagan.
00:09:37My assistant was right.
00:09:39She was here the other day, said I needed to see them for myself.
00:09:43My assistant was right.
00:09:45She was here the other day, said I needed to see them for myself.
00:09:49Thank you, Mr. Garrett.
00:09:50How do you do it?
00:09:52They're so small and delicate, but your photographs are so vivid.
00:09:57Well, nothing fancy, just a dark wool cloth and a macro lens.
00:10:01It's the only way to catch the snowflake as it falls and take a picture before it melts.
00:10:06Very inventive.
00:10:07And cold.
00:10:09When I was a boy, I used to try and catch snowflakes on my tongue.
00:10:13I used to do the same. I used to imagine they tasted like clouds.
00:10:17Do you know how many different kinds of snowflakes there are?
00:10:2035 that we know of.
00:10:23But I only see 34 photographs here. There's one missing.
00:10:27The 12-sided stellar dendrite. It's probably the rarest snowflake there is.
00:10:32Of course, finding it requires very specific weather conditions.
00:10:36The wind, the temperature, altitude.
00:10:38You really know your snowflakes.
00:10:40So do you. That's why I think that if anyone can find it, you can.
00:10:45And if you do, I'll bid for the whole collection, all 35.
00:10:50What?
00:10:51And when I bid on something, I never lose.
00:10:53Oh, Mr. Garrett, that's very generous.
00:10:56Charlotte also tells me the community center is in need of some pretty serious repairs.
00:11:00The heater's been on the fritz for a couple weeks now, among other things, yeah.
00:11:05Then I would be happy to also make a donation to the center.
00:11:09Whatever it takes to get everything fixed.
00:11:12Thank you. I don't know what to say.
00:11:15But the auction is in less than a week. That doesn't really give me a lot of time.
00:11:21You said that you imagined that the snowflakes tasted like clouds.
00:11:26Me, I tried to catch them because I thought there was a tiny touch of Christmas magic in each one.
00:11:32Maybe there's a little Christmas magic out there waiting for you.
00:11:35What do you say?
00:11:40I say I will see you here on Christmas Eve.
00:11:43Wonderful.
00:11:44Tegan, Charlotte.
00:11:55Tegan, this is incredible. I mean, this is Calvin Garrett.
00:11:59Plus, he loved your snowflake. Do you have any idea what a difference this could make?
00:12:03Believe me, I know.
00:12:04Okay, but if this stellar denture thing is so rare...
00:12:08It's a stellar dendrite.
00:12:10Right. How are you going to find it by Christmas Eve?
00:12:13Charlotte, trust me. If that snowflake is out there, I'm going to do everything I can to find it.
00:12:18So, wish me luck.
00:12:20Good luck.
00:12:24Hi, Suzanne.
00:12:25Hi. I hope I'm not too early. I'm really looking forward to showing you my photographs for the auction.
00:12:30Our meeting. Yes, absolutely.
00:12:32Is everything okay?
00:12:34It's fine. No, yeah, I just have... There's a friend of mine. She's off chasing snowflakes.
00:12:38Snowflakes? Why?
00:12:40Well, if she finds the right one, it will help make the auction a massive success.
00:12:44Not to mention a lot more people will know about our photos.
00:12:47Let's chat inside, shall we?
00:12:49Snowflakes. Really?
00:12:55Oh, my God.
00:13:26Deegan, everything okay?
00:13:28Yeah, everything's fine. Just enjoying the view, taking some pictures.
00:13:32Right. Yeah, it's a good place for it.
00:13:35Yeah. I remember you said you were heading up to Crescent Pass.
00:13:38Figured you'd be coming along this way on your way back.
00:13:40Uh-huh. Well, here I am.
00:13:43Here you are. So, how are things looking up there? Weather-wise?
00:13:48Yeah, it's good. Road should be clear until the new front comes through, but it is going to pack quite a punch.
00:13:54That's what I wanted to talk to you about.
00:13:56Ever since we talked, I started following the storm on the weather app.
00:14:01Following it? Why?
00:14:02Well, heavy winds, rising humidity, big chance of snow.
00:14:06You know, look. This storm has the perfect atmospheric conditions to form a 12-sided stellar dendrite.
00:14:12What?
00:14:13It's a snowflake. A very rare snowflake. And I need to get a picture of it.
00:14:17Hang on. Hang on. Hang on.
00:14:19If I can just get to the center of the storm, even for a few minutes, it'd be the best chance I've ever had.
00:14:23Tika, do you have any idea how dangerous that would be? You can't go up there looking for some snowflake.
00:14:27I can, if you come with me.
00:14:31You weren't just here taking pictures, were you?
00:14:34Took a few.
00:14:35No, no, no. You were waiting for me. This is like that Christmas that you talked me into sliding down Crystal Peak.
00:14:39That was fun.
00:14:40No, it wasn't fun. I broke my arm.
00:14:42It was a great story.
00:14:43It's not going to be one of our great stories, Tika.
00:14:45I just need you to navigate and help me find the center of the storm.
00:14:49This is what you're good at, Noah. You got a degree in atmospheric science. That's why you left town.
00:14:53You're right. I know a lot about this stuff, which is why I should check that app again.
00:14:56It's perfect conditions. I told you.
00:14:58It's perfect conditions for what might be the biggest storm we've had in years.
00:15:01I don't understand.
00:15:02You're right. I don't understand. What is so important about this snowflake?
00:15:05Those pictures you saw at the gallery, there's a snowflake missing.
00:15:08And if I can get it by Christmas Eve, this auction's going to help a lot of people in this town.
00:15:13And that makes the snowflake very important to me. So I have to try.
00:15:18Whatever that would do.
00:15:32Fresh out of the oven.
00:15:34I thought I smelled gingerbread.
00:15:35Thanks, kid. These look delicious.
00:15:39Is everything okay?
00:15:40Yeah, I'm just planning out my schedule for tomorrow.
00:15:44I know what a weather map looks like. Is that storm coming to Willow Creek?
00:15:49No. No, it's going to keep heading west.
00:15:51And lucky for us, because we don't want anything to do with this one.
00:15:55Teagan sent the class an email.
00:15:57She's going up into the mountains tomorrow to find the snowflake.
00:16:01So she had to cancel.
00:16:03Oh. I'm sorry to hear that, sweetie. I know how much you enjoy your class.
00:16:07It's okay. It's for a good cause.
00:16:09Yeah, it is.
00:16:11You and Teagan were like a thing back then, right?
00:16:16What? Where did that come from?
00:16:18Before, when you said you were friends. You both just got this look.
00:16:24What look?
00:16:25This look where you didn't want to talk about it because if you did, it might get weird.
00:16:32It was a long time ago, kiddo.
00:16:35What happened?
00:16:36Nothing happened.
00:16:38I just went away to college, and she went away to college, and we both kind of got wrapped up in our lives and started drifting apart.
00:16:45Before long, we lost touch.
00:16:49Then you met mom.
00:16:50Yeah. And not long after that, you came along, and that was the best day of my life.
00:16:58Now that we live here now, though, you and Teagan can be friends again.
00:17:02She's going to be okay, right? You know, with the storm and all.
00:17:06Yeah. She's going to be just fine.
00:17:31Okay.
00:17:32I can't talk you out of this.
00:17:33I can't talk you out of this.
00:17:34I can't talk you out of this.
00:17:35I can't talk you out of this.
00:17:36I can't talk you out of this.
00:17:37I can't talk you out of this.
00:17:38I can't talk you out of this.
00:17:39I can't talk you out of this.
00:17:40I can't talk you out of this.
00:17:41I can't talk you out of this.
00:17:42I can't talk you out of this.
00:17:43I can't talk you out of this.
00:17:44I can't talk you out of this.
00:17:45I can't talk you out of this.
00:17:46I can't talk you out of this.
00:17:47I can't talk you out of this.
00:17:48I can't talk you out of this.
00:17:49I can't talk you out of this.
00:17:50I can't talk you out of this.
00:17:51I can't talk you out of this.
00:17:52I can't talk you out of this.
00:18:03I'm afraid not.
00:18:04And you are going... in that?
00:18:07Yeah, why not?
00:18:09Because the winds up there will blow this right off the road.
00:18:12I'll be okay.
00:18:13Okay won't get you through 40 mile winds and zero visibility.
00:18:17Don't tell me you're worried about me.
00:18:19Julie happens to think that you are a very good teacher.
00:18:23I just think you're a little stubborn.
00:18:26Well, can it be both?
00:18:30All this for a picture of some snowflake?
00:18:32No, all of this for what's important to me.
00:18:35This town, the people in it, Christmas.
00:18:38Isn't that reason enough?
00:18:43All right.
00:18:45If we are gonna do this.
00:18:47We?
00:18:49We are gonna get a few things straight.
00:18:53Okay.
00:18:54If the storm is where I think it's gonna be,
00:18:55it's gonna get pretty dicey up there.
00:18:57Well, yeah.
00:18:59So if I say we turn around, we turn around, okay?
00:19:02No discussion, no debate.
00:19:06Fine.
00:19:07What else?
00:19:08We are not going in that.
00:19:10Well, how are we gonna get there?
00:19:15Grab your stuff, follow me.
00:19:20We're going in that?
00:19:22Uh-huh.
00:19:23Built to last and capable of getting through
00:19:24any storm imaginable.
00:19:26It's a little overkill, don't you think?
00:19:28What are you talking about?
00:19:30Well, we're not driving to the North Pole.
00:19:32Nope, but we could.
00:19:34What, and stampede all of Santa's reindeer?
00:19:37We could be a Grinch the entire time.
00:19:39Never mind.
00:19:40We're not driving to the North Pole.
00:19:41Nope, but we could.
00:19:43What, and stampede all of Santa's reindeer?
00:19:45We could be a Grinch the entire time.
00:19:48Never mind.
00:19:49Never mind.
00:19:52Step right up.
00:19:53Okay.
00:19:57There you are.
00:19:57Thank you.
00:19:59Hey, Dad.
00:20:00Hey, sweetie.
00:20:05I made some sandwiches and stuff for your trip.
00:20:07I also packed the rest of the gingerbread cookies, too.
00:20:09Thank you, honey.
00:20:11Charlotte, what are you doing here?
00:20:12Noah called.
00:20:13Julia and I are gonna hang out while you two are gone.
00:20:15Thanks again, Charlotte.
00:20:16We're gonna have so much fun.
00:20:19I'm gonna help get ready for the auction.
00:20:20Probably the whole town's gonna be there
00:20:22because of your snowflake.
00:20:24I'm sorry, what?
00:20:26News might've leaked about what you two are doing.
00:20:28Charlotte.
00:20:29I know, I just have a really good feeling about this time.
00:20:34I hope you find your snowflake.
00:20:36Thank you, Julie.
00:20:38Okay, well, you have fun, kiddo.
00:20:41All right, drive safe, you two.
00:20:43Bye.
00:20:44You ready for a little dashing through the snow?
00:20:47I'm not sure how much dashing there'll be,
00:20:49but lead the way.
00:20:53♪ Snow is falling ♪
00:21:01♪ Christmas is calling ♪
00:21:03♪ Wrapping gifts for the bones, oh, oh ♪
00:21:09♪ It's been one long year ♪
00:21:12♪ Since I felt your gentle laugh with me ♪
00:21:20♪ Next to the Christmas tree ♪
00:21:24♪ See how good the love can be ♪
00:21:29So, when was the last time you were in a snowplow?
00:21:32It's been a while, since way before my dad retired.
00:21:38Probably hasn't changed much.
00:21:39No.
00:21:42No.
00:21:45Twice?
00:21:46No, yeah, good thinking.
00:21:48It's great.
00:21:49My dad's plow didn't have a radio.
00:21:52Huh, good kid.
00:21:57This is better.
00:21:59♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
00:22:05I'd love some more poinsettias out front, please.
00:22:07Thank you!
00:22:10Oh, that looks great.
00:22:11Oh, come with me.
00:22:15Ooh, so a lot of this is a little uneven.
00:22:18Do you mind just helping out?
00:22:19It's perfect.
00:22:21Okay.
00:22:25Suzanne.
00:22:26Charlotte, hi.
00:22:28It's beginning to look a bit like Christmas.
00:22:32It is.
00:22:33Oh, it's my favorite time of year.
00:22:35That special feeling you get when you just know
00:22:38all your Christmas wishes are about to come true.
00:22:41Is there something you needed, or?
00:22:42These are your friend's pictures.
00:22:45The snowflakes you were telling me about.
00:22:46Yes, Teagan Ainsley.
00:22:48They're lovely.
00:22:49Yeah, she's amazing.
00:22:51She takes photos all year round
00:22:52and she teaches at the center, too,
00:22:54but these snowflakes,
00:22:55they're sort of like her holiday tradition.
00:22:57But she has so many for the auction already.
00:22:59Why does she need another one?
00:23:01Listen, when Calvin Garrett asks you
00:23:03to find a particular snowflake, you go out and find it.
00:23:05Calvin Garrett?
00:23:07The guy with the huge art collection?
00:23:09Yeah.
00:23:10He likes snowflakes.
00:23:14Interesting.
00:23:15Well, I am reviewing your photos that you submitted
00:23:18and I'll let you know if any are a fit for the auction.
00:23:20Thanks.
00:23:21And I may still have a few others to show you.
00:23:24Well, we're running out of time, so.
00:23:25Yeah, these won't take long.
00:23:28Merry Christmas.
00:23:30Merry Christmas.
00:23:34♪ Christmas star, Christmas star ♪
00:23:38♪ Shining down into your heart ♪
00:23:42♪ Doesn't matter who you are ♪
00:23:45See those clouds up there?
00:23:49Snow clouds?
00:23:50You know what that means?
00:23:51That degree in atmospheric science is finally paying off?
00:23:54Bingo.
00:23:54We are headed in the right direction.
00:23:56Although I'm sure that fancy weather up yours
00:23:58comes in handy sometimes, too.
00:24:00Last I heard, you guys with the degrees
00:24:02in atmospheric science
00:24:03use all the latest high-tech equipment.
00:24:05Yeah, but like my grandpa used to say,
00:24:07if you don't like the weather up here, then-
00:24:08Wait a few minutes.
00:24:11Yeah?
00:24:12My dad says the same thing.
00:24:14That's good.
00:24:18Okay.
00:24:20Hey, are you hungry?
00:24:23Two of these gingerbread cookies will change your life.
00:24:27Well, I am a Christmas cookie connoisseur,
00:24:29so I might have to call you on that one.
00:24:30Be my guest.
00:24:31Okay.
00:24:36Wow.
00:24:38Told ya.
00:24:41It's a dream.
00:24:43♪ Christmas stars, Christmas stars ♪
00:24:47♪ Shining down to your heart ♪
00:24:50Oh, it's Charlotte.
00:24:51♪ Doesn't matter who you are ♪
00:24:52Hi, Charlotte.
00:24:53Hey, how's it going up there?
00:24:55We're getting closer, but the storm's still a ways off.
00:24:58Is everything okay?
00:24:59Yep, everything's fine.
00:25:00I did just have a very interesting conversation
00:25:02about your snowflakes.
00:25:04What do you mean?
00:25:06This photographer came by, Suzanne Blanchard.
00:25:09I don't think you know her.
00:25:10What about her?
00:25:11Well, she's been trying to get her stuff
00:25:12into the gallery for quite some time,
00:25:14and she seemed a little too interested in snowflakes,
00:25:18especially when she learned that Calvin Garrett
00:25:20is a major fan of your photos.
00:25:22Well, she's a photographer.
00:25:23I'm sure it was just a professional interest.
00:25:25No, no, the look on her face
00:25:27was definitely not professional.
00:25:29What do you think she's gonna do?
00:25:30I don't know, maybe nothing,
00:25:32but just keep me posted, okay?
00:25:34Yeah, I'll call you if there's news.
00:25:36Thanks, Charlotte.
00:25:37Good luck.
00:25:40Problem?
00:25:43There's a photographer taking interest in my snowflakes.
00:25:46Oh, can you blame them?
00:25:48I mean, pictures are beautiful.
00:25:50Who doesn't love snowflakes?
00:25:52Yeah, well, if we don't find this one,
00:25:54a lot of people are gonna be disappointed.
00:25:57Well, then I guess we just have to find it.
00:26:01Yeah, I probably should have told you this,
00:26:03but this is the third Christmas I've gone looking for it.
00:26:10Ah, so that's what Charlotte meant
00:26:13by having a good feeling this time, right?
00:26:16But now I have people's hopes up.
00:26:20I don't know why I thought this year would be any different.
00:26:23Look, just because you haven't found it yet
00:26:24doesn't mean you should stop believing it's out there.
00:26:27You really think so?
00:26:29Yeah.
00:26:30Look, when you study the weather as long as I have,
00:26:33you start to see things that you never thought possible,
00:26:35like air and ice and snow all rolled up like burritos.
00:26:40You study it long enough,
00:26:42you start to believe anything's possible.
00:26:48Oh, we have to stop.
00:26:50What, why?
00:26:52I just have to check something, it won't take long.
00:26:55Yeah, okay.
00:26:57Crescent Pass is just a few miles up.
00:26:59Perfect.
00:27:00Great.
00:27:03Oh.
00:27:04Oh.
00:27:05Oh.
00:27:06Oh.
00:27:06Oh.
00:27:07Oh.
00:27:08Oh.
00:27:09Oh.
00:27:10Oh.
00:27:11Oh.
00:27:11Oh.
00:27:12Oh.
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00:27:14Oh.
00:27:15Oh.
00:27:16Oh.
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00:27:17Oh.
00:27:18Oh.
00:27:19Oh.
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00:27:21Oh.
00:27:22Oh.
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00:27:23Oh.
00:27:25Oh.
00:27:26Oh.
00:27:27Oh.
00:27:28Oh.
00:27:29Oh.
00:27:31Oh.
00:27:31Oh.
00:27:32Oh.
00:27:33Oh.
00:27:34Oh.
00:27:35Oh.
00:27:36Oh.
00:27:36Oh.
00:27:37Oh.
00:27:38Oh.
00:27:40Oh.
00:27:40Oh.
00:27:41Oh.
00:27:42Oh.
00:27:43Oh.
00:27:44Oh.
00:27:45I took that off on Glacier Ridge.
00:27:47Hi, I didn't know anyone else was here.
00:27:51Just me.
00:27:52Class is cancelled.
00:27:54Oh, shouldn't you be out doing all that tis the season stuff?
00:27:59I need to finish my dad's Christmas present.
00:28:02Teagan said it was okay for me to be here.
00:28:05You know, speaking of Teagan,
00:28:06I saw some of her pictures at the gallery.
00:28:08Those snowflakes are incredible.
00:28:11She calls them tiny pieces of art falling from the sky.
00:28:13Oh, well, she knows what she's talking about.
00:28:18But they're so small, I can't imagine how she does it.
00:28:23Well, she uses a 90 millimeter macro lens
00:28:26with a polarizing filter to help cut down on the glare.
00:28:30And that's it?
00:28:31You have to do it really quick.
00:28:32You know, before they melt.
00:28:36That doesn't sound so hard.
00:28:38Oh.
00:28:38Oh.
00:28:39Oh.
00:28:40Oh.
00:28:41Oh.
00:28:42Oh.
00:28:43Oh.
00:28:43Oh.
00:28:44Oh.
00:28:45Oh.
00:28:46Oh.
00:28:47Oh.
00:28:48Oh.
00:28:48Oh.
00:28:49Oh.
00:28:50Oh.
00:28:51Oh.
00:28:52Oh.
00:28:53Oh.
00:29:00Will this do?
00:29:02Yeah, this is good.
00:29:06Looks like the wind's picking up.
00:29:07Well, with all due respect
00:29:09to your mountain man instincts-
00:29:11I think we can do a little bit better than that.
00:29:14What are you doing?
00:29:15This is a portable weather station.
00:29:19It monitors temperature, humidity, wind speeds-
00:29:22No, I know what it is.
00:29:23I'm asking what you're doing with it.
00:29:25Well, remember how I said that snowflakes rely heavily
00:29:28on atmospheric conditions?
00:29:30The closer we get to the storm, the closer
00:29:33we get to finding the one that we're looking for.
00:29:36And this thing is going to help us find it.
00:29:38Well, the reason every snowflake is different
00:29:40is they each follow their own pathway through the sky.
00:29:43A different path, different shapes.
00:29:47The thing is, a 12-sided snowflake
00:29:50is actually two six-sided snowflakes fused together
00:29:53on the way down.
00:29:54Just totally random.
00:29:57What are the odds of that?
00:29:58Pretty small.
00:29:59What's it makes them so rare?
00:30:01I mean, they have to be on the exact same path
00:30:04to find each other.
00:30:06I had no idea Mother Nature was such a matchmaker.
00:30:10Wow, I never thought of it like that.
00:30:13Anyway, the point is, by monitoring conditions,
00:30:16we can keep an eye on any changes
00:30:18until everything is just right.
00:30:21Makes sense.
00:30:22So if you don't have any objections.
00:30:27Be my guest.
00:30:43The data's downloading on my cell phone.
00:30:47It won't be too long.
00:30:48Great.
00:30:49Well, we can just enjoy the view while we wait.
00:30:52OK.
00:30:56You really missed it here, didn't you?
00:30:59Yeah.
00:31:00That's why I moved back, actually, after we lost Sarah.
00:31:05My wife, I just really wanted a place
00:31:07where Julie could grow up and love her home as much as I did.
00:31:12When I saw your dad was retiring,
00:31:14I couldn't think of a better place.
00:31:17She's a really good kid, Noah.
00:31:20Do you know how many stories Julie told me about you?
00:31:23How many times I wanted to just come say hi?
00:31:28I wish you had.
00:31:33What if her memories weren't the same?
00:31:36They meant so much to me.
00:31:39I didn't want to lose them, too.
00:31:42They meant a lot to me, too.
00:31:47Well, I should take pictures while we're waiting.
00:31:51Yeah.
00:31:55Put out your hands.
00:31:57What's this?
00:31:59Just keep it flat and try not to move.
00:32:04OK.
00:32:09Ah.
00:32:10So that's how it's done.
00:32:13Just a few more.
00:32:17Take your time.
00:32:27The dad is coming in.
00:32:32Oh, you got a snowflake by your eye.
00:32:37No snowflake falls in the wrong place.
00:32:42Yeah, something my mom used to say.
00:32:45Does she chase snowflakes, too?
00:32:49She used to.
00:32:55I'm sorry, Tegan.
00:32:56I had no idea.
00:32:58How could you?
00:33:01We should get going.
00:33:03Yeah.
00:33:16The equipment's still not in the range of the storm,
00:33:28so the readings aren't 100%.
00:33:29But judging by the way the humidity is going up
00:33:32and the temps dropping, you're right about the size
00:33:34of this thing.
00:33:35Uh-huh.
00:33:36You ready to turn around?
00:33:37Are you kidding?
00:33:38These conditions just keep getting better.
00:33:40Which I take it means there were no 12 set of snowflakes
00:33:43in that last batch of pictures.
00:33:45No, not even close.
00:33:46OK.
00:33:47Well, maybe Mother Nature's just trying
00:33:49to find the perfect match.
00:33:51Whoa.
00:33:53Feels like the wind's really picking up, too.
00:33:55Oh, wow.
00:33:57You really are one with nature.
00:33:59I wouldn't go that far.
00:34:01So how does it work?
00:34:02You look out in the distance and the ghost of Christmas weather
00:34:05speaks to you?
00:34:11You know, there's something I want to show you.
00:34:14What?
00:34:15It's just a little detour.
00:34:17It won't take long.
00:34:19It'll be fun.
00:34:21OK.
00:35:15I thought I'd seen every road, every trail in these mountains.
00:35:19But this?
00:35:21I have never seen this.
00:35:23Not many people have.
00:35:26Where are we?
00:35:27Follow me.
00:35:45Wow.
00:35:50What is this place called?
00:35:53I just call it Max's Mountain.
00:35:56Wait, Max as in your grandfather?
00:36:00There was a guy who knew his way around this part of the world.
00:36:03I remember.
00:36:04He was such a wonderful man.
00:36:05And he always told the best stories.
00:36:07Yeah, that's what got me interested in the weather,
00:36:09actually, his stories.
00:36:11What do you mean?
00:36:12Well, first time he brought me up here,
00:36:14it was almost Christmas, and I was just a little kid.
00:36:17But even then, I had this feeling like he was
00:36:19sharing something really special.
00:36:22He always said, you can see things much more clearly
00:36:24from up here if you know how to look.
00:36:27It was years before I realized that he
00:36:29was talking about a lot more than just tracking a storm.
00:36:32Your grandpa was a storm tracker.
00:36:33Well, not officially.
00:36:35Whenever there was a blizzard or something up here,
00:36:37he'd head off to get a closer look.
00:36:38Isn't that dangerous?
00:36:40He did have a couple close calls.
00:36:42In fact, that's how he found this place, actually.
00:36:44Got a condo whiteout, had to tuck in for the night
00:36:46when he woke up, a few feet from the edge with a view
00:36:48as far as you could see.
00:36:50That's amazing.
00:36:52He also claimed to be able to smell when a storm was coming.
00:36:56Come on.
00:36:57Yeah.
00:36:58One sniff, and all he needed was a map and a full tank of gas,
00:37:00and he'd be good to go.
00:37:02That's not a thing, is it?
00:37:06It sounded cool when I was a kid.
00:37:08Still kind of does.
00:37:10So what else has Grandpa Max taught you?
00:37:13I mean, besides which way the wind blows, of course.
00:37:16Well, you see that spot on the horizon over there?
00:37:20There's a star that comes out right around Christmas,
00:37:23just before sunset.
00:37:24For a few minutes, it's the brightest thing in the sky.
00:37:27A Christmas star.
00:37:28Yeah.
00:37:30That's what we used to call it.
00:37:32I'd like to see that.
00:37:36But Max's mountain is more than just a great Christmas card
00:37:39selfie.
00:37:40What do you mean?
00:37:41It's also the best place to hook up to a weather satellite
00:37:44feed.
00:37:45From here, the range on your portable station
00:37:46should be just about doubled.
00:37:48Are you serious?
00:37:49Yeah, we'll be able to figure out the best place to be
00:37:50to find that snowflake of yours.
00:37:52Hold on.
00:37:53That doesn't sound like Grandpa Max talking.
00:37:56Well, Grandpa Max taught me a lot of things,
00:37:58but you'd be surprised what you could pick up from a career
00:38:01in atmospheric science.
00:38:03Well, I'll go get my station.
00:38:04You know what?
00:38:05Let me do it.
00:38:06You snap some photos before we both turn into icicles.
00:38:08Good idea.
00:38:18OK, there we go.
00:38:21Cheers.
00:38:27Everything OK, Charlotte?
00:38:28Yeah, yeah.
00:38:30No, I'm just, cheers.
00:38:38Cheers.
00:38:56I used to do this when I was a kid.
00:38:58Who didn't?
00:38:59It's still fun.
00:39:01OK, it's all set up.
00:39:02Should be good to go.
00:39:03We can wait in the cab.
00:39:04Can't have you freezing for your heart rate.
00:39:06Let's go.
00:39:06Hang on, hang on.
00:39:07What are you doing?
00:39:09Teagan, it's freezing.
00:39:10You're the one who said this would make for a good Christmas
00:39:12card selfie.
00:39:14Ready?
00:39:15Say Merry Christmas.
00:39:17Merry Christmas.
00:39:20OK, now hold.
00:39:23All right, let's go.
00:39:31You know, I don't remember snowflakes being such a big
00:39:34thing with you before.
00:39:36It's a proverb my mom found.
00:39:39A snowflake never falls in the wrong place.
00:39:41It means everything happens for a reason, even the things
00:39:45that break your heart.
00:39:51I'm sorry, Teagan.
00:39:52We don't have to talk about it.
00:39:53No, it's OK.
00:39:55We started chasing snowflakes together just for fun.
00:40:00And then suddenly, we were looking
00:40:02for all the different kinds.
00:40:03I was learning how to photograph them.
00:40:06She even bought me that weather station
00:40:08so I could keep looking for them by myself.
00:40:14So I did.
00:40:16I kept looking for them.
00:40:23I'm sure she's really happy that you did.
00:40:32Oh.
00:40:37The storm's getting stronger.
00:40:38Look.
00:40:57OK, phone.
00:41:04Ow.
00:41:07Mr. Garrett, what a lovely surprise.
00:41:10Thought I'd check in, see how Teagan's doing.
00:41:12Oh, yes.
00:41:13Yes, she's doing great.
00:41:15She's on the trail of her snowflake as we speak.
00:41:17She's getting closer by the minute.
00:41:18Glad to hear it.
00:41:19I had another photographer reach out.
00:41:21I believe you know her, Suzanne Blanchard?
00:41:24Suzanne, yeah.
00:41:25Yeah, I do.
00:41:27Apparently, she's also done some snowflake photography.
00:41:30When I mentioned the 12-sided stellar dendrite,
00:41:32she said she was sure she could help us out with that.
00:41:34Help out how?
00:41:36By completing the set of pictures for the auction.
00:41:38After all, that's what it's about, isn't it?
00:41:41Right.
00:41:43This doesn't change my offer to Teagan.
00:41:45But it wouldn't hurt to have a backup, too.
00:41:47No, I understand.
00:41:49I haven't seen Suzanne's snowflakes, of course,
00:41:50so I'll need you to vet them for me.
00:41:52Let me know what you think.
00:41:54One way or the other, this is all for a good cause, right?
00:41:56You're right.
00:41:57We'll talk soon.
00:41:59Merry Christmas, Charlotte.
00:42:01Merry Christmas, Mr. Garrett.
00:42:04♪♪
00:42:16Well, wind gusts are up to 60,
00:42:18and chance of snow at 70%.
00:42:20I think we've caught up with the storm.
00:42:22Not yet, we haven't.
00:42:24What?
00:42:25Trust me, this is gonna get a lot more exciting
00:42:27before it's over.
00:42:28Oh, exciting.
00:42:31Well, maybe we should stop before things...
00:42:32Maybe we should stop before we break it.
00:42:33Um...
00:42:35Yeah.
00:42:36♪♪
00:42:40I know a place.
00:42:42♪ I'm dreaming
00:42:45♪ My Christmas day
00:42:46♪ Dreaming
00:42:49♪ That feeling in your heart
00:42:51♪ It tells you it's the start
00:42:53♪ Of happy seasons, great days
00:42:57Welcome to the Evergreen Inn.
00:42:59My name is Wayne.
00:43:00If there's anything you need,
00:43:01you let me know.
00:43:03Thank you, Wayne.
00:43:04To tell you the truth, with this storm,
00:43:05I was not expecting any more guests tonight.
00:43:08Yeah, it's pretty rough out there.
00:43:09Yeah, last I heard, and this seems to be a big one,
00:43:11and it seems to be settling in for the night.
00:43:13How is the cell phone reception?
00:43:16A little bit like coming downstairs on Christmas morning.
00:43:18You just don't know what you're gonna get.
00:43:20Oh. All right.
00:43:21Well, thanks for everything.
00:43:24Uh, Wayne, I gotta ask.
00:43:26Oh, it's the costume, right?
00:43:28Well, it was always said of Scrooge
00:43:29that he knew how to keep Christmas well
00:43:32if any man alive possessed the knowledge.
00:43:34Wait, are you doing the play A Christmas Carol?
00:43:37No, I just like to quote
00:43:39a little Charles Dickens this time of year.
00:43:40Goes with the outfit.
00:43:41It certainly does.
00:43:43Thank you.
00:43:44No, but actually, I'm in a quartet of Christmas carolers,
00:43:46and tonight is our dress rehearsal for the big day.
00:43:49Well, that's great.
00:43:50They're all coming over later.
00:43:51You wouldn't believe the acoustics in these mountains,
00:43:54assuming they can get here.
00:43:56Oh.
00:43:57Well, good luck.
00:43:58And to all a good night.
00:44:11Okay, here we are.
00:44:13Two hot chocolates, extra marshmallows.
00:44:17Thanks, Charlotte.
00:44:18I saw these mugs and I thought,
00:44:20these are just the thing for our little holiday sleepover.
00:44:24When I was little,
00:44:24Dad always said they make them taste even better.
00:44:27Oh, well, let's test it out then.
00:44:33Wow, you gotta keep these mugs.
00:44:37Thanks for staying here with me while he's away.
00:44:39Absolutely.
00:44:40I just love how you two have made everything
00:44:43so merry and bright.
00:44:44It's so beautiful.
00:44:46Now all I have to do is finish Dad's Christmas present.
00:44:49I see, so that's what you've been up to.
00:44:52I want to make sure it's surprised,
00:44:53so Tegan let me work on it at the center.
00:44:55But I figured I'd do it at home tonight since he's away.
00:44:59Julie, this is so lovely.
00:45:02I just can't get it right though.
00:45:03What do you mean?
00:45:04See, Dad loves Christmas
00:45:06and he loves it here in Willow Creek.
00:45:08Yeah, he's had a lot of great Christmas memories
00:45:10growing up here.
00:45:11And I love it too.
00:45:13You know, the snow in the mountains and all.
00:45:15I mean, it makes Christmas feel like
00:45:17you can reach out and touch it.
00:45:19You're right about that.
00:45:22But I also know he came back here because of me.
00:45:26What?
00:45:27See, it's just him and me now.
00:45:30And I think he wanted to make sure I'd be okay.
00:45:33Well, he wants to make sure you're happy.
00:45:35And I want him to be happy too, but he's alone.
00:45:39No, he's not alone because he's got you.
00:45:42It's not what I mean.
00:45:45Have you talked to your dad about this?
00:45:48He just smiles, makes a joke,
00:45:49and then asks if there's any more gingerbread cookies left.
00:45:52Ugh.
00:45:54So your Christmas gift is to show him
00:45:56everything he's done for you
00:45:57and all of the amazing memories he's given you.
00:46:00So he knows he's not alone.
00:46:02Does that sound dumb?
00:46:04Julie, I can't think of a better way
00:46:06to show your dad how much you love him.
00:46:09I want it to be just right though.
00:46:11Well, I am very happy to help out.
00:46:13Really?
00:46:14Mm-hmm.
00:46:15And something tells me this Christmas
00:46:16might be one he'll never forget.
00:46:18Mm-hmm.
00:46:21Okay, this one's my favorite though.
00:46:23Oh yeah.
00:46:24Use that one for sure.
00:46:24I'll cut that one too.
00:46:26Oh.
00:46:35Hey, I talked to Wayne.
00:46:37He said the town's all buttoned up for the night
00:46:39and there won't be anywhere to eat until the morning.
00:46:41Oh.
00:46:42But I figured you'd be hungry
00:46:43and Wayne said I could raid the fridge.
00:46:44So just didn't really know what you would like.
00:46:47So.
00:46:49Oh, I'm sick.
00:46:53Huh.
00:46:55Oh.
00:46:56Yeah.
00:46:58What do we have here?
00:46:59Okay, well, we got a few cheeses left,
00:47:01some meat, crackers, pretty good.
00:47:04I couldn't eat another bite.
00:47:06My compliments to the chef.
00:47:08Thank you.
00:47:09But I hope you save some room for dessert.
00:47:12Oh, please tell me you have more of Julie's cookies.
00:47:15Well, I'm afraid not,
00:47:16but I do have something that might brighten
00:47:19the holiday season.
00:47:21Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho.
00:47:23The perfect end to the perfect meal.
00:47:26Where did you get this?
00:47:28Well, I'll give you one hint.
00:47:31It was always said that Scrooge kept Christmas well.
00:47:35If a man alive possessed the knowledge.
00:47:39Thank you, Wayne.
00:47:43I really love it here.
00:47:44Yeah.
00:47:45We should come back every Christmas.
00:47:51I just mean, it's very beautiful here.
00:47:53Yeah.
00:47:55Yeah, it is.
00:47:58Anyway, I should look at the next batch
00:48:00of photographs from Max's Mountain.
00:48:02Yeah, and we should get an early start in the morning,
00:48:04so I'm gonna go ahead and say goodnight.
00:48:13Yeah.
00:48:15You know, people always like when I tell them
00:48:19about all the different types of snowflakes,
00:48:22how each one is unique.
00:48:25I mean, it sounds like a good way
00:48:26to end trivia night anyway.
00:48:27Yeah, I can see that.
00:48:31Trillions of snowflakes falling every moment
00:48:33and somehow completely by random,
00:48:35two of them need to find each other
00:48:37and they have to figure out how
00:48:39to not let anything come between them.
00:48:43Because both of them together,
00:48:45what they have is even better.
00:48:50What are the odds?
00:48:53What are the odds?
00:49:02♪ All is calm, all is bright ♪
00:49:08♪ Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child ♪
00:49:14♪ Holy infant so tender and mild ♪
00:49:20♪ Sleep in heavenly peace ♪
00:49:27♪ Sleep in heavenly peace ♪
00:49:33♪ Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way ♪
00:49:41♪ Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh ♪
00:49:50Well, I will see you in the morning.
00:49:54You know, sleep well.
00:49:57You too.
00:50:11♪ Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way ♪
00:50:20♪ Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh ♪
00:50:26♪ Sleep in heavenly peace ♪
00:50:32What are the odds?
00:50:35Hello?
00:50:36Teagan, I've been calling you since yesterday.
00:50:38Hello?
00:50:39Teagan, I've been calling you since yesterday.
00:50:42Oh, Charlotte, I can barely hear you.
00:50:44The perception is terrible out here.
00:50:46Teagan?
00:50:48Teagan, hello?
00:50:49Yeah, I'm here.
00:50:50I'm just trying to, um, how's that?
00:50:52Yeah, that's better.
00:50:53How are you?
00:50:54How's everything going?
00:50:54Where are you?
00:50:55We ran into some serious weather last night,
00:50:57so we decided to stop.
00:50:58We're at some out-of-the-way place
00:51:00called the Evergreen Inn.
00:51:01Okay, is everything okay?
00:51:03Yeah, everything's great.
00:51:04It is so beautiful here.
00:51:06It's like being in a Christmas story.
00:51:08You know, with the chimney smoke and the snow
00:51:11and all the colorful lights.
00:51:12Oh, and how about everything with Noah?
00:51:15Everybody playing nice?
00:51:16Are you kidding?
00:51:17I couldn't have done any of this without him.
00:51:19That really does sound like a Christmas story.
00:51:22So tell me, how does it end?
00:51:24What?
00:51:25Oh, I just mean, are we still chasing snowflakes,
00:51:27or is there maybe a little something else in the air?
00:51:30Oh, that's not, Charlotte, I'm just,
00:51:33you know, he's just helping me.
00:51:35That's all.
00:51:35Okay, well, I'm glad to hear it,
00:51:37because you are going to need
00:51:38all the help you can get right now.
00:51:40What do you mean?
00:51:41Do you remember Suzanne, the other photographer?
00:51:44I was right about her.
00:51:45She reached out to Calvin Garrett.
00:51:47What?
00:51:48Why?
00:51:48She said she has some snowflake photos of her own,
00:51:51one snowflake in particular.
00:51:53The 12-sided dendrite?
00:51:54No, no, no, that's not possible.
00:51:56I agree, but he called me,
00:51:58and he wants me to review her photos just in case.
00:52:01In case of what?
00:52:02He really does want the auction to be a massive success,
00:52:05and that means having a complete set of snowflakes
00:52:07for him to bid on one way or another.
00:52:09In other words, it doesn't matter who takes the picture.
00:52:12No, no, no.
00:52:13No, it still matters.
00:52:15Tegan, he loves your photos.
00:52:16Plus, he's still gonna contribute to the community center.
00:52:19Oh, but we're so close.
00:52:20We just need a little bit more time.
00:52:22Yeah, Tegan?
00:52:23Oh, Tegan, I can't hear you.
00:52:25Charlotte?
00:52:26Charlotte, I said that we're gonna keep looking.
00:52:29Breaking up.
00:52:30Hello, Charlotte?
00:52:31Tegan, listen to me.
00:52:31If you can't just...
00:52:35Ugh.
00:52:45Oh, no.
00:52:49Good morning.
00:52:50Okay, cream, sugar, black.
00:52:54Couldn't remember how you took it.
00:52:55Thank you.
00:52:57It's not snowing.
00:52:58No, the store moved on last night.
00:53:00Took the snow with it.
00:53:02How am I supposed to take pictures of snowflakes
00:53:04if it's not snowing?
00:53:05Don't worry, we can catch it.
00:53:08I should have been out here first thing
00:53:09with the weather station.
00:53:11I'm gonna go get it set up.
00:53:12Hey, you don't have to do that.
00:53:15What do you suggest I do, Noah?
00:53:16What are you gonna, sniff out the storm for me?
00:53:19No, all I was gonna say is that when the wind shifted,
00:53:22it took it north-northeast.
00:53:24Can we still catch up with it?
00:53:25Yeah, if we get on the road right now,
00:53:26we'll catch up by the end of the day.
00:53:28Oh, good, okay, thank you.
00:53:31No problem.
00:53:33All right, let's go get that snowflake.
00:53:35Yeah.
00:53:37Tegan tells me you're quite the photographer yourself.
00:53:40Maybe one day you'll let me show some
00:53:42of your work in the gallery.
00:53:43I don't know, maybe, yeah.
00:53:46Okay, here we are.
00:53:47Come find me at the gallery.
00:53:48When you're through, we'll grab some lunch.
00:53:50Okay.
00:53:50Okay.
00:53:51Hey, Charlotte, you and Tegan have been friends
00:53:54for a long time, haven't you?
00:53:56Yeah, pretty much forever.
00:53:57So, you knew her before when she and my dad
00:54:00were in high school, right?
00:54:02Yeah.
00:54:03So, how long have you guys known each other?
00:54:04When she and my dad were, you know.
00:54:08Uh-huh, now you're wondering what the story is there.
00:54:10Kinda.
00:54:11Well, all I can tell you is I've never met two people
00:54:15who were more ready to take on the world.
00:54:17Really?
00:54:18Yeah, the problem with that is that sent them both
00:54:20in completely different directions,
00:54:22and by the time they figured it out,
00:54:23well, there was no going back.
00:54:26But they're both back now.
00:54:28Yeah, you're right, they are.
00:54:29And who knows, with all this Christmas spirit in the air,
00:54:32you never know what might happen.
00:54:34Yeah.
00:54:36All right, come on in.
00:54:38See you later.
00:54:47Oh, hey, hi.
00:54:49You remember me from yesterday?
00:54:52Yeah, hi.
00:54:53Hi.
00:54:54Oh, my name's Suzanne, by the way.
00:54:57How's your dad's Christmas present coming along?
00:54:59Uh, almost finished.
00:55:01That's great.
00:55:02I'm sure he's gonna just love it.
00:55:05You know what they say, Christmas comes but once a year.
00:55:09Yeah, um, Costco's canceled again.
00:55:12Teagan's not here.
00:55:15Still off chasing those snowflakes, I'll bet.
00:55:18Mm-hmm.
00:55:20That's a shame, though.
00:55:21That's actually why I dropped by.
00:55:24It's just so fascinating to me.
00:55:26You know, after what I saw at the gallery,
00:55:28I was hoping to get a look at some others.
00:55:31How come?
00:55:33Oh, see, I'm a photographer, too.
00:55:35And for me, art is a process.
00:55:38Some days you find it, other days it finds you.
00:55:44And what better way to find it
00:55:45than to learn from the people you respect, don't you think?
00:55:48Sure.
00:55:50I'd just really like to know Teagan's secret,
00:55:53how she does it.
00:55:54Oh, well, that's no secret.
00:55:57It's not?
00:55:57All you have to do is when you're outside,
00:55:59you catch them on something so they don't melt right away.
00:56:02That gives you time to take the photo.
00:56:04Of course.
00:56:09Oh.
00:56:23How much farther now?
00:56:25Nope.
00:56:27Yeah, I'd say by the looks of those clouds,
00:56:28we got a pretty good shot.
00:56:30Looks like.
00:56:38Did I miss something?
00:56:40What?
00:56:41Well, you can correct me if I'm wrong,
00:56:44but I thought we kind of had a moment last night.
00:56:48Yeah, it was very nice.
00:56:52Wow.
00:56:53Very nice, okay.
00:56:55I can really feel the magic in the air.
00:56:59Fine, it was great, okay?
00:57:01Yeah, it was great.
00:57:01I know.
00:57:02So what's the problem?
00:57:05It has nothing to do with you.
00:57:06Well, I'm the only one here.
00:57:08I just really don't want to get into it right now.
00:57:11Oh, no.
00:57:12Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
00:57:13I understand how you must be feeling.
00:57:15No, no, no, hold on.
00:57:16What?
00:57:16Black eyes, hold on.
00:57:26Mom.
00:57:27You okay?
00:57:29You?
00:57:31Yeah, the truck's not.
00:57:39♪♪♪
00:57:49♪♪♪
00:57:57♪♪♪
00:58:05♪♪♪
00:58:13No bars.
00:58:15Because that is just the kind of day I'm having.
00:58:18Tegan, I'm so sorry.
00:58:20It's not your fault.
00:58:21No, it is.
00:58:22I should have seen the ice.
00:58:23I should have been paying attention.
00:58:24Well, I distracted you,
00:58:25because all I care about is getting my pictures
00:58:27on the gallery wall.
00:58:28There's something wrong with wanting the auction to go right.
00:58:30Well, unless you're stuck in the snow on top of a mountain
00:58:33where no one can hear you scream.
00:58:35Yeah, you're not really going to start screaming, though,
00:58:37are you?
00:58:38No, you're right.
00:58:39With my luck, I'd probably start an avalanche.
00:58:41Tegan, hey.
00:58:42It's going to be okay.
00:58:47Charlotte called me this morning.
00:58:49You know that photographer I was telling you about?
00:58:52She has some snowflake photos of her up.
00:58:54Oh.
00:58:55Well, does she have the one that you're looking for?
00:58:57I don't know, but Mr. Garrett wants Charlotte
00:58:59to take a look just in case.
00:59:00And if she has it, then we get it back, right?
00:59:03Uh, yeah.
00:59:06No.
00:59:08I don't know.
00:59:11I don't know.
00:59:24You said that you've been looking for this snowflake
00:59:26for three years, right?
00:59:29Yeah.
00:59:31Is this snowflake for your mom?
00:59:35Yeah.
00:59:39I thought that if I could do this,
00:59:42I could show everyone how much Christmas meant to her.
00:59:46I mean, it's a nice way to remember her.
00:59:53You can still do that.
00:59:56We're stuck, Noah.
00:59:58Even if I could find the snowflake,
01:00:00how would I get it to Charlotte in time?
01:00:04I don't know.
01:00:12What are you doing?
01:00:14Do you smell that?
01:00:17No, I don't smell any.
01:00:20Is that wood smoke?
01:00:23Amber, there's smoke.
01:00:25There's warmth.
01:00:27Let's go.
01:00:34Come on.
01:00:49Come on.
01:00:51All I want for Christmas is a little flurry.
01:00:56Yeah.
01:01:03So how far does chimney smoke carry anyway?
01:01:07Well, it depends on the wind.
01:01:10Well, you're the weather guy.
01:01:13Okay, let's see.
01:01:16Given the atmospheric conditions,
01:01:18the relatively high altitude,
01:01:20allowing for a reasonable margin of error,
01:01:23pretty far.
01:01:25Stick to snow plowing.
01:01:31You know, I was wrong about one thing.
01:01:33What's that?
01:01:35This might turn out to be one of our great stories after all.
01:01:38You're starting to look that way.
01:01:41We've had a few, haven't we?
01:01:44Yeah, we certainly have.
01:01:50Hey, look.
01:01:53What?
01:02:08Oh, finally.
01:02:16Charlotte, hi. How are you?
01:02:19I'm fine, Suzanne. You got a minute?
01:02:22Yeah, of course. What can I do for you?
01:02:25What was that?
01:02:27Oh, that's just the wind.
01:02:29I'm out for a stroll, enjoying nature's beauty.
01:02:32That's actually why I'm calling.
01:02:34I'd like you to come by tomorrow morning
01:02:36so I can take a look at your snowflake photos.
01:02:38In the morning?
01:02:40Is that a problem?
01:02:42No, that's no problem.
01:02:44Okay, great. I'll see you at ten.
01:02:46Oh, and Suzanne,
01:02:48it's much too cold to be out there.
01:02:50Right. You got it.
01:02:52Thank you.
01:03:06Noah!
01:03:08I see it.
01:03:13How did Santa move his workshop?
01:03:16Only one way to find out.
01:03:20Let's go.
01:03:35Wayne?
01:03:37Well, hello there.
01:03:39This is quite a surprise.
01:03:41Uh, yeah, same here.
01:03:43You didn't come all this way to tell me
01:03:45how much you enjoyed our caroling last night.
01:03:47I mean, yes, the music was lovely,
01:03:49but no.
01:03:51We actually had a little car trouble down the road.
01:03:53Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
01:03:55Well, why don't you come in?
01:03:57You can get warm while we get this all sorted out.
01:03:59Thank you.
01:04:01Okay.
01:04:07Here you go.
01:04:09Hot cider.
01:04:11Freshly squeezed from the apples
01:04:13right from my own trees.
01:04:15Beautiful.
01:04:17Thanks, Wayne.
01:04:19Your house is beautiful.
01:04:21I'm what you'd call
01:04:23a deck-the-halls kind of guy.
01:04:25Just can't seem to get enough Christmas.
01:04:27Well, I think it looks great.
01:04:29Well, let's see about getting
01:04:31that plow of yours out of the saw.
01:04:33Oh, well, let me give you a hand.
01:04:35No, no, you guys just relax.
01:04:37I'm going to get somebody else
01:04:39from the inn to help.
01:04:41Make yourselves at home,
01:04:43just at my door at Christmas
01:04:45asking for help.
01:04:47What else do I need to know?
01:05:01We just had the Christmas present.
01:05:03It looks amazing.
01:05:05And it's all wrapped,
01:05:07ready to go under the tree, too.
01:05:09I was wondering if I could keep it here until Christmas.
01:05:11You want to surprise my dad?
01:05:13Of course. I've got just the spot for it.
01:05:15He won't suspect a thing.
01:05:17Have you heard from my dad yet?
01:05:19No, I haven't.
01:05:21Me neither. He usually calls when he's gone.
01:05:23You know what? I spoke with Teagan this morning.
01:05:25They still haven't found the snowflake just yet,
01:05:27but she said everything's fine.
01:05:29I was looking on the map at the storm
01:05:31where they're going. It's pretty bad.
01:05:33I promise you, your dad will be back
01:05:35in plenty of time for you to surprise him on Christmas morning.
01:05:37You're right.
01:05:39Now, let's go hide this thing
01:05:41and what do you say we grab some lunch?
01:05:43Maybe you can help me finish my Christmas shopping.
01:05:45But Christmas isn't in three days.
01:05:47Please, don't remind me.
01:05:51Hello?
01:05:53Hello?
01:05:59Ugh.
01:06:01If you're looking for a weather update, I don't want to know.
01:06:03Whichever way the storm's going is fine
01:06:05as long as we can get there, too.
01:06:07I'm trying to get a hold of Julie.
01:06:09Oh, any luck?
01:06:11No, not since yesterday.
01:06:13She worries about you when you're away.
01:06:15Yeah, she can read a weather map as well as I can,
01:06:17which means she's probably keeping an eye
01:06:19on everything happening up here.
01:06:21Well, we'll get back tonight and you two
01:06:23will have Christmas together. Don't worry.
01:06:27What about you?
01:06:29What do you do for Christmas?
01:06:31Well, Charlotte and I have dinner and then we wrap presents
01:06:33and we take a walk in the town and look at all the lights.
01:06:35Oh, yeah?
01:06:37Yeah, Julie and I do the same thing.
01:06:39Really?
01:06:41Yeah, it's really beautiful. We love it.
01:06:43Yeah, it is.
01:06:45Yeah.
01:06:47Oh, great.
01:06:49Thank you, Wayne.
01:06:51Probably, uh...
01:06:53Yeah.
01:06:59Well, thanks for everything, Wayne.
01:07:01Yes, thank you. We couldn't have done it without you.
01:07:03You're always on Santa's good side.
01:07:05I don't think you have to worry about that.
01:07:07Have a Merry Christmas.
01:07:09And Merry Christmas to you both.
01:07:11Merry Christmas. Drive safe now, okay?
01:07:13All right.
01:07:33I am not getting any bars.
01:07:35It's okay. I'll try later.
01:07:41I'm sorry for what I said this morning
01:07:43about you sniffing out the storm.
01:07:45You were upset.
01:07:47I still shouldn't have snapped on you.
01:07:49Everything you've done,
01:07:51I don't know how to thank you.
01:07:53You can thank me
01:07:55after we get that snowflake.
01:07:57I don't know how to thank you.
01:07:59You can thank me
01:08:01after we get that snowflake.
01:08:03See, that's what I mean.
01:08:05You really believe it's out there
01:08:07and that I can find it.
01:08:09And you help me remember why it's important.
01:08:11Thank you for that.
01:08:15Thank you?
01:08:17What for?
01:08:19I don't know. Here I am,
01:08:21driving into the biggest snowstorm
01:08:23to come along in years,
01:08:25waiting for that one snowflake
01:08:27and a hundred trillion to get a photo
01:08:29to take back home,
01:08:31and I get to do it with you.
01:08:37Christmas came early this year.
01:08:43Is that...
01:08:45Is that snow?
01:08:47Hey.
01:08:51Here we go.
01:08:55How you doing over there?
01:08:57Great.
01:08:59I told you it'd get more exciting.
01:09:01I will never doubt you again.
01:09:03Is this it?
01:09:05Are we here?
01:09:07Uh, yeah. Yeah, I'd say this is it.
01:09:09I will find a place to pull over.
01:09:11Oh, you need to find somewhere with trees
01:09:13or something to block the wind.
01:09:15What?
01:09:17Oh, well, like the way that it's blowing.
01:09:19Oh, yeah.
01:09:21Oh, yeah.
01:09:23What?
01:09:25Oh, well, like the way that it's blowing,
01:09:27I might not be able to keep the snowflakes on the cloth
01:09:29and then it won't work.
01:09:31No problem.
01:09:41All right, look.
01:09:43The windchill up here is going to cut right through you,
01:09:45so we got to make this quick.
01:09:47Don't worry.
01:09:49Okay, I've got to turn around,
01:09:51Tegan!
01:09:53Tegan, wait!
01:09:57Tegan!
01:10:21Tegan!
01:10:37No!
01:10:51No!
01:11:03Tegan, where are you?
01:11:09Noah?
01:11:11Tegan!
01:11:13Noah!
01:11:17Tegan, keep calling!
01:11:19Noah, over here!
01:11:21Noah!
01:11:23Over here!
01:11:25Tegan!
01:11:27Tegan!
01:11:37Are you okay?
01:11:39Yeah, are you?
01:11:41Yeah, yeah.
01:11:43Hold on.
01:11:45It's not slowing down.
01:11:47I can't even see in front of me out there.
01:11:49The road's going to get a lot worse.
01:11:51We should get out of here.
01:11:53Do you want to check to see if you got it?
01:11:55Yeah.
01:11:59My camera.
01:12:01What?
01:12:03I'll find it.
01:12:05No, no, no, don't, don't.
01:12:07It's too dangerous.
01:12:09With your pictures.
01:12:11I don't even know where it would be.
01:12:13I don't know where I was.
01:12:19Let's just go home.
01:12:41It's Julie.
01:12:43Hey, kiddo.
01:12:45Dad, where have you been?
01:12:47You were supposed to call me.
01:12:49I know, I'm sorry, sweetie.
01:12:51The cell reception's been bad up here,
01:12:53but we're on our way home now.
01:12:55Did Tegan find her snowflake?
01:12:57Well, uh,
01:12:59you're on speaker.
01:13:01You can ask her yourself.
01:13:03Hi, Julie.
01:13:05Tegan, hi.
01:13:07I couldn't believe it.
01:13:09Yep, everything was perfect,
01:13:11but not this time.
01:13:13You didn't find your snowflake?
01:13:15I'm sorry.
01:13:17Me too.
01:13:19Look, we'll tell you all about it when we get home, okay?
01:13:21We'll see you soon.
01:13:23Okay, bye.
01:13:25Bye, Tegan.
01:13:27Bye, Julie.
01:13:39Bye.
01:13:47You sure you have what to come with?
01:13:49Julie would love to see you.
01:13:51I'll see you later.
01:13:55Tegan, uh,
01:13:57I'm really sorry.
01:13:59A snowflake
01:14:01never falls in the wrong place.
01:14:03But sometimes it doesn't
01:14:05fall where you want.
01:14:07Merry Christmas, darling.
01:14:13Tegan.
01:14:23Merry Christmas.
01:14:31Well, thanks so much for coming in, Suzanne.
01:14:33Mr. Garrett is very interested
01:14:35in hearing about your photos.
01:14:37Oh, I'm very happy to do it.
01:14:39I'm just so excited we finally get to work together.
01:14:41Yeah, quick question here.
01:14:43What am I looking at?
01:14:45Snowflakes.
01:14:47Aren't they beautiful?
01:14:49Oh, it's just a little hard to tell.
01:14:51They're slightly out of focus here.
01:14:53Oh, that was an artistic choice.
01:14:55Sorry?
01:14:57My vision for the exhibit.
01:14:59Your vision is to take photos that make people slightly queasy?
01:15:01To capture the randomness,
01:15:03the chaos of nature's beauty
01:15:05during a snowstorm.
01:15:07See?
01:15:09Hey, you sure you weren't shivering?
01:15:11Maybe a little cold?
01:15:15Look, the thing is,
01:15:17I really wanted this gig.
01:15:19But to tell you the truth,
01:15:21I'm not exactly what you call
01:15:23a Christmas person.
01:15:25Ah.
01:15:27I understand.
01:15:29But to tell you the truth, Suzanne,
01:15:31I am.
01:15:33Merry Christmas.
01:15:55Ah.
01:15:57Hey.
01:15:59I probably should have called first,
01:16:01but I thought you might want this.
01:16:05You went back?
01:16:07Yeah, well, the storm moved on last night
01:16:09and the roads were clear,
01:16:11so it wasn't really a big deal.
01:16:13Ah.
01:16:15This is...
01:16:17No, I don't even know what to say.
01:16:19Thank you.
01:16:21Yeah, the bag's insulated,
01:16:23so the camera was protected,
01:16:25and I warmed it up in the truck,
01:16:27so...
01:16:29Come in. Come in.
01:16:31It's freezing.
01:16:33Yeah.
01:16:39I can't stay too long.
01:16:41All that snow, it's going to be a busy day, so...
01:16:43Oh, well, I'll just make you some tea,
01:16:45and you can take it with you,
01:16:47and it'll keep you warm.
01:16:49Wait, don't you want to check?
01:16:51I'll do it later.
01:16:53Come on, you worked hard for those photos.
01:16:55I don't know, I'd hate to think that we went through all that,
01:16:57and I don't even get to look.
01:16:59Okay.
01:17:11You know what?
01:17:13No one's ever done anything like this for me before.
01:17:15I can't tell you what it means to me.
01:17:17And these
01:17:19past couple of days,
01:17:21being with you again,
01:17:23it's brought back some really wonderful memories.
01:17:27And it's reminded me
01:17:29that no matter how bad we want it,
01:17:31not every Christmas wish
01:17:33comes true.
01:17:35That's right.
01:17:37Not every Christmas wish
01:17:39comes true, but
01:17:41you only need one
01:17:43if it's the right one.
01:17:49Not many people get a second chance
01:17:51to figure out if they're supposed to be together, Tegan.
01:17:55And this is ours.
01:17:57This is our chance.
01:17:59And the way I see it,
01:18:01if a couple of snowflakes can figure it out,
01:18:03then we should be able to as well.
01:18:07If we're willing to try.
01:18:13One Christmas wish.
01:18:15The right wish.
01:18:21Noah.
01:18:33Noah.
01:18:35Who's that?
01:18:37Oi!
01:18:51Hello there.
01:18:53Excuse me.
01:18:57Thank you so much
01:18:59everybody for being here tonight
01:19:01and for helping to make this year's Christmas
01:19:03auction a massive success.
01:19:05We really appreciate everybody's generosity.
01:19:07Thank you.
01:19:09Thank you.
01:19:11And I would especially like to thank
01:19:13my friend and remarkable
01:19:15photographer, Tegan Ainsley.
01:19:17Thank you.
01:19:19Now, some of you may not know
01:19:21that Tegan weathered a storm,
01:19:23literally,
01:19:25to bring us an exquisite photo
01:19:27of a very rare
01:19:2912-sided snowflake.
01:19:33Well, I could not have done it
01:19:35without this guy here.
01:19:37Tegan, get on up here.
01:19:39Oh, no.
01:19:41Tegan!
01:19:43Tegan!
01:19:45Get up here.
01:19:47Tegan, do you have anything you'd like to say
01:19:49about your beautiful photo?
01:19:51Uh, well,
01:19:53in order to find this 12-sided
01:19:55snowflake,
01:19:57Mother Nature had to
01:19:59conspire to bring two
01:20:01very unique six-sided snowflakes
01:20:03together.
01:20:07And yes, we all love Tegan's photos,
01:20:09but there's somebody here tonight that loved
01:20:11them so much that he outbid
01:20:13all of us by a long shot
01:20:15so that he could bring them home with him.
01:20:17And I think he'd like to say a few words.
01:20:19So, Mr. Garrett, come on up here.
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01:20:23Thank you, Charlotte.
01:20:25Thank you, everyone.
01:20:27Tegan,
01:20:29you have certainly fulfilled your side of our
01:20:31agreement, and now I will fulfill mine.
01:20:33I spoke to the folks at the
01:20:35community center, and they gave
01:20:37me a list of all the repairs
01:20:39that they need.
01:20:41I think that this
01:20:43should more than cover it.
01:20:45Thank you, Mr. Garrett.
01:20:47Applause
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01:20:51Okay, thank you
01:20:53again, everybody, for coming, and
01:20:55please go have some fun, and
01:20:57Merry Christmas!
01:20:59Merry Christmas, everyone!
01:21:01Applause
01:21:03Congratulations.
01:21:05Thank you.
01:21:07Okay, bye-bye.
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01:21:21What's this?
01:21:23Merry Christmas. Shouldn't this be under the
01:21:25Christmas tree? I wanted to give it
01:21:27to you today.
01:21:29Open it, Dad.
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01:21:45Do you like it?
01:21:47It's the best present
01:21:49I've ever received.
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01:21:53Thank you, sweetie.
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01:21:57Did you ask her yet?
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01:22:01Would you like to join us for Christmas
01:22:03dinner tomorrow?
01:22:05I would love to.
01:22:07Great. Charlotte will be there, too.
01:22:09Well, come on.
01:22:11I want to show everyone this amazing
01:22:13gift my amazing daughter got me.
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01:22:17Hey, um,
01:22:19you know, the forecast
01:22:21for Christmas Day is for perfect weather.
01:22:23Perfect for what?
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