2016 Christmas event

The 2016 Christmas event will be released in three parts, the first of which was be released on 1 December 2016 with the Christmas Advent Calendar and reindeer-terrorbird racing. The Christmas Quest Episodes will be released in further two patches on 5 and 19 December, adding some repeatable skilling activities. During the episodes the player will revisit some of the previous Christmas events that were released from the 2007 event onward.

Reindeer-terrorbird racing
The reindeer-terrorbird racing is overlooked by Santa's head elf south of Falador. The activity is similar to Terrordbird Racing from Summer Beach Party, with seven checkpoints scattered around the southern Asgarnia.

Finishing the course awards an amount of Agility experience dependent on how quickly the course is completed. There are global and world hiscores for race completion times that can be checked on the first racing checkpoint. The global hiscores may take some time to update.

Players may participate in reindeer-terrorbird racing once an hour, during the first 30 minutes past the hour. To participate in the race players must have a terrorbird mount. Previously obtained terrorbird mounts, a new reindeer-terrorbird mount or a bright reindeer-terrorbird mount can be used.

The race route is indicated by sign posts and checkpoints through which the player must pass. Teleporting and other means of getting around the course faster are permitted; all that counts is passing the gates. If the time runs out in the middle of the race, the race has failed and no experience is awarded. The experience that is rewarded is based on time:

The gates along the route can be found:
 * 1) To the south of Falador.
 * 2) To the north of Port Sarim.
 * 3) To the south of Port Sarim.
 * 4) At Mudskipper Point.
 * 5) To the east of Rimmington.
 * 6) To the west of Rimmington.
 * 7) By the Crafting Guild.
 * 8) Back to the the start/finish line below Falador.

Since experience is solely based on time, it is recommended to use teleports to clear the course as quick as possible. For the high scores, having other people place Prisms of Salvation along the route helps to shave off many seconds. Surging past the gates does not count as going through them since it is technically a teleport. The following technique should be used for the best possible times, with as many as possible Prisms of Salvation scattered along the route.

Finishing the race quickly enough (173 seconds suffices, while 227 is too slow) will reward a bright reindeer-terrorbird mount.

Rewards

 * Snow globe from the 2007 Christmas event, provided that the player has not previously obtained it.

Trivia

 * The snow for the course of reindeer-terrorbird racing was released hiddenly before the start of the event on 28 November 2016.