crazycanuck "I just want to remind all you ladies up in snowy north america to NEVER leave your car if you get stranded."

Yeah, isn't that taught in boy scouts? If you're lost...stay put and let someone know when you take a trip.

His wife was so brave, nursed the kids!

Discussing this in our buildings safety crew today seems that kids who get lost fare better, they instinctively head for high ground so they can see around, find a road and sometimes be found.

Where adults often take the "I'll follow this stream to the river to the ocean" route which may have been his thought.

Very sad. But what a brave man to set out to save his family.