Sam is disheartened to learn that his deadbeat dad has spent his college fund on a hair-brained scheme to start a microbrewery. Meanwhile, when grandpa Carver's ex-girlfriend returns to town, David and Will learn that she's intending on selling her shares of the Mountain to Colin Dowling.

When a mysterious man from the Carver's past returns to Boundary Mountain, his appearance at the Carver's Thanksgiving dinner rattles the entire family. Meanwhile, David tries to make amends with Max, Will contemplates proposing to Maria and Shelly continues to find herself the object of Michael and Sam's affection.

Shelley tries to impress her estranged father with her snowboarding at an exhibition session, but is disappointed by his lack of enthusiasm. She throws herself into her boarding to strengthen her relationship with her father and to keep her mind off of the relationship between Sam and his girlfriend Scarlett. Meanwhile, when Colin Dowling offers Maria a job in New York, Will proposes to her to keep from losing her.