Ok, my son's thru hike ended as quickly as it started. Impassable snow conditions, torrential rain and lightning, after 24 hr's plus and not reaching 7 miles walk out to next trail head. Cook County search and rescue, snowmobiles, four-track ATV's, areal search out of Ely. This is the short story, If you would like the long one, let me know. I have never been so scared...................