In the article I read online last night, they said they hoped that no one had been swept off the road, because there was a 3,000+meter drop into the canyon if they went over the edge. If they did go over, it will probably be summer before anyone finds them.

BTW, I read an interesting bit about being caught in an avalanche several years ago (not in a vehicle): If you can move a little, but you're buried in snow, you may not be able to tell which direction to dig (up). The advice was to SPIT, and gravity would tell you which way ISN'T up. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Sue