TEMSCO Helicopters Inc. rescued two Haines skiers on Thursday, March 18 after a vicious winter storm pinned them on the Juneau Icefield halfway between Skagway and Juneau.
Kris Wuesthoff, 33, and Harry Subertas, 29, planned to spend 7 to 10 days traversing the 107-mile icefield, beginning March 8. After several days of unexpectedly heavy snow and high winds, they found themselves a week into the trip, roughly 50 miles from each town, facing a grim…