Peppy

DAalseth said:

Using Google maps to find an alternative route, they decided to go through the Holmes Forest Service Road.

Strike One

Then it was basically a wall of snow and when they tried to get through it, they got stuck

Strike Two

Two dumb moves. Trusting Google that a Forest Service Road was passible in the winter, and then when it was blocked by “a wall of snow” they tried to press on. 
They were just lucky there wasn’t a Strike Three.

I would assume that many of the commenters are not familiar with Canada’s north. First, staying where you are is often more dangerous than trying your best to reach a populated area. Second, no one expects any online map to inform you if a road in ‘the north’ is passable - it simply indicates a road exists - like paper maps. Third, the ‘wall of snow’ was caused by the plow and was likely 3 feet high. What they likely underestimated was how compacted the snow was as they tried to make a hole in it in their 4x4 SUV. The road on the other side was likely quite drivable in a capable vehicle. Fun fact: the temperature was likely -30°c / -22°f or colder and most people in ‘the north’ carry extra gas cans in their vehicles and an emergency kit because every road is dangerous. That’s just life in the north.