The Snow Must Go On

A blizzard slams into Odyssey, canceling the Calhoun family's beach vacation before they can even get to the airport. Then the phone rings: a child at the hospital has a serious brain injury, and Dad is the only surgeon who can help. The whole family piles into the Suburban for a white-knuckle drive through the storm... until it slides into a ditch two miles from the hospital. Their only way forward is Great-Aunt Clara's birthday gift, a giant toboggan "sleigh for Trey" - and with Cooper steering, they rocket downhill past mailboxes, fences, and a fire hydrant. Stranded at a locked junkyard with dead phones, weather-forecaster mom Kayla and the boys rig a bike-powered phone charger from spare parts to call for help. Joseph makes it to surgery in a plow truck, and Cooper and Trey discover that the storm that wrecked their vacation may have been part of God's bigger plan all along.

Found on Club Season 8 Album 70½ · 12 episodes

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0912 The Clown Hero After sneaking out to Odyssey's most legendary birthday party, a girl in a clown costume performs a small act of kindness that accidentally makes her the town's biggest mystery.

0913 Search for a Sunflower When Penny's paintings for a children's hospital fundraiser are stolen from her car, she and Connie launch their own search - and discover that finding the art is easier than deciding what it's really worth.

0914 Hurricane Perkins A well-meaning military family attends a barbecue for new friends - and somehow leaves a trail of chaos in their wake.

0915 The Revenge of Bigfoot A scout's midnight scheme to prank his skeptical friend with a fake Bigfoot nest goes sideways when something very large and very real starts stalking them through the woods.

1 of 2 0916 Voice of Freedom A soldier from a closed nation guards a wall he's forbidden to question - until a forbidden radio broadcast and a friend's dangerous faith make him wonder what the enemy really is.

2 of 2 0917 Voice of Freedom A former soldier from a walled-off nation risks everything to protect the secret believers he once hunted, and travels across the world to find the voice that first set him on that path.

0918 The Snow Must Go On When a blizzard cancels the Calhoun family's beach vacation, a life-or-death emergency call sends them out into the storm they were warned to stay home from.

0919 Sew on and Snow Forth When a church sewing club's squabbling threatens a kids' retreat, Whit bets an old friend that even the most stubborn adults can learn to work together - just as a winter storm bears down on the farm.

0920 Snow 'Em Who's Boss Stranded in a blizzard aboard a ditched bus, four kids must figure out what real leadership means before the cold decides for them.

0921 Make Snow Mistake Snowed in overnight at their empty high school during a blizzard, two teens discover their unsupervised adventure can turn dangerous in a heartbeat.

0922 The Team A blackmailed high school athlete turns to a reluctant young detective and two reformed schemers, who must outwit an unseen tormentor without breaking any rules themselves.

0923 Please Adjust Your Frequency Three classmates recording a radio detective drama for English class discover that solving the mystery on tape is nothing compared to solving their creative differences off it.

0924 Higher than Our Ways When a pastor believes God has warned him that "one of three will fall," a class ski trip becomes a test of faith no one saw coming.

Featured characters

Minor characters & crew 4 more roles

4 supporting roles

Nurse Actor Unknown Joseph Calhoun Phil Morris Wally Haggler Jim Ward Christopher Diehl Christopher Diehl

Made by

Chris Anthony Host Kathy Buchanan Writer · Director Luke Guenot Sound Designer Nathan Hoobler Producer Dave Arnold Executive Producer

The story

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The Calhoun family is packed and ready for a warm beach vacation. Brothers Cooper and Trey are already squabbling over suitcase space and socks when their mom, Kayla, a TV weather forecaster, rushes home with bad news: a blizzard is bearing down on Odyssey. Before the family can even leave for the airport, their flight is canceled, and since their dad, Joseph, can't reschedule his time off from the hospital, the vacation is off completely.

Stuck at home while the snow piles up, the disappointed boys grumble that they should be snorkeling or ziplining by now. Kayla delivers a remote weather report warning everyone to stay off the roads, signing off with her trademark line, "Stay warm, stay safe, stay inside." The family settles in for a trivia game instead, but it's interrupted by a phone call: a child has come into the hospital with a traumatic brain injury, and Joseph is the only surgeon who can perform the specialized procedure. Despite the storm, he has to go. The whole family insists on riding along to help dig the Suburban out of the drifts along the way.

The drive is a slow, white-knuckle crawl. A call from the hospital brings worse news - the rescue helicopter is grounded and the child's condition is turning critical. Then, on an icy hill, the Suburban slides out of control and lands in a ditch. Joseph declares he'll walk the remaining two miles, sprained-ankle weather or not, but Kayla points out he'll never make it down the ice-covered hill on foot. That's when the family remembers the enormous birthday package from Great-Aunt Clara still sitting in the back - the aunt famous for sending the boys gifts that rhyme with their names, like clay and croquet for Trey and pooper scoopers for Cooper. Inside is a giant toboggan labeled a "sleigh for Trey," big enough for all four of them.

With Cooper steering, the family rockets downhill in a wild ride, dodging mailboxes, a fence, and a fire hydrant before crashing to a stop near the bridge over Trickle Creek. Everyone is shaken but safe - except Joseph, who has hurt his ankle. He waves it off: "I am a doctor. I don't have time for a hurt ankle." The nearest shelter is Wally Haggler's junkyard, but the office is locked, the truck keys are inside, Kayla's phone battery is dead, and Joseph's phone was lost in the crash.

In an open shed full of junk parts, the family engineers a rescue: using Trey's bike, a small motor from a handheld vacuum, and a step-up booster that Kayla builds from her college science know-how, they pedal-power a phone charger. When Trey seems surprised at Mom's skills, she reminds him firmly, "I am a scientist." The charged phone reaches Wally, and soon the family arrives at the emergency room in his plow truck. As Joseph is wheeled off to surgery, he asks his family, "Pray for me."

Waiting together, Cooper and Trey realize the blizzard they thought had ruined everything may have been part of God's bigger plan - if they had flown out, the injured child wouldn't have had a chance. Besides, the toboggan ride beat any zipline, and they never would have built a bike-powered phone charger on a beach.