For two days, shivering in the cold, he broacast live from the side of Interstate 80 near Donner Pass.

But still: What was that stuff I encountered at Donner Pass?

Donner Pass on Interstate-80 is at a higher elevation than Highway 50 and more susceptible to having snow or ice.

Winter weather at Donner Pass can be brutal.

Donner Pass, elevation 7,085 ft (2,160 m), was closed through many weeks in the winter months.

Shooting was swift, with principal photography at the Donner Pass, California taking only 12 days.

The party arrived at Donner Pass just as an early winter storm closed it.

They built a lodge at Norden near Donner Pass, which that small club used for nearly 30 years.

During this time it was used as a snow-fighting locomotive for the fierce winters on Donner Pass.

It last saw service on Donner Pass.