🎿🎄🎸 Snow Days, Sled Hills & Season’s Greetings | What’s Up Big Rapids Ep. 48 (12-10-25)

It’s our first Christmas season as a podcast, and Big Rapids is officially in full holiday mode. ❄️🎄

Chris kicks things off with opening weekend at Caberfae Peaks and some serious sledding at Crossroads, while Pat spent the weekend wrenching on cars and celebrating birthdays — and then had his mind absolutely blown by his first Trans-Siberian Orchestra show. 🤯🎸⚡

We talk snow days, Christmas movies, Stranger Things theories, and give shoutouts to the Ferris Bulldogs volleyball and football programs for another great season.

PLUS — holiday events everywhere:
✨ Home for the Holidays
🎸 High Strung Steel this Saturday at the Sawmill
🎶 The Musicians Christmas Party on December 23
🥳 New Year’s Eve at The Peaks
🍞 Farewell to Two Cheesy Guys (but 3 Girls Bakery to the rescue!)

And in our Uplifting Moment of the Week, Pat gets unexpected help from a random “street angel.” ❤️

A warm, cozy, funny holiday episode — perfect for a snow day.

0:00 – Intro & welcome 👋
2:05 – Opening weekend at Caberfae + Crossroads sledding 🎿🛷
5:11 – Surprise snow day! ❄️
6:17 – Pat’s weekend: mechanic mode & birthday parties 🔧🎉
7:28 – Pat sees Trans-Siberian Orchestra for the first time 🤯⚡🎸
9:53 – Our first Christmas as a podcast! 🎄🎙️
11:20 – Shoutout to Ferris volleyball & football 🏐🏈
13:02 – Stranger Things talk + favorite Christmas movies 📺🎅
26:50 – Two Cheesy Guys closing. 3 Girls Bakery taking over menu 🧀🍞
27:48 – Home for the Holidays is TOMORROW at 5pm 🎄✨
29:20 – High Strung Steel at the Sawmill this Saturday (Brian’s Suitcase at 7, HSS at 8) 🎸🎶
31:08 – Musicians Christmas Party Dec 23 at the Eagles 🎄🎸🎤
33:20 – New Year’s Eve at The Peaks: Comedy, music & food 🥳🎉
34:08 – Thanks to last week’s guest, Coach Jake Schumann 🥎
35:30 – Thanks to everyone who supported Giving Day ❤️
36:42 – Uplifting Moment: Pat meets a street angel 😇
38:09 – Dom’s weekend in California 🌴✈️
39:35 – Dom’s corrections 📚
41:23 – Thank yous & outro 👋

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