February 12 - The Stranded Yukon Quest Mushers

On February 12, 2006, this day in weather history...brutal weather was responsible for trapping and stranding  five Yukon Quest mushers and their team on Eagle Summit. These racers and their teams were stuck on a mountain ledge, and their area for waiting it out is now knee deep in snow with the wind creating the bitterest of wind chills given that they are exposed at that elevation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices