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A pair of state plows must wait as a giant payloader cut* a path through the huge drift on Rte. 31, south of McHenry, PAfiF 17 - PLAINDEA1 F.R - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY I. ft78 The lead driver of a three-truck convoy stops and asks for road I For most emergency conditions, the snowmobilers were called upon by the police and rescue teams to assist them. PHOTOS TAKEN © V * THURSDAY FRIDAY' AND „ I SATURDAY Snowmobilers were called upon to assist in rescue operations. In many areas throughout the county, only a snowmobile could get a member of the rescue team to the site of the accident. Members of various area snowmobile clubs formed groups and traveled the closed roads all the time inspecting snowbound autos for stranded motorists. The motorists were then transported to shelters throughout the county, where they found warmth and hot food. Early Friday morning the winds were blowing with less force. Tow trucks had expereinced a busy night as operators braved the cold, while removing the autos they could reach. Plows found many roads unplowable, resembling junk yards covered by snow. Large pieces of construction machinery were called out to help the plows. A few of the roads around McHenry county were opened by noon, but in most cases it was one-way traffic in stretches. By Saturday, the main route (31) connecting McHenry and Crystal Lake was opened. But it, too, was one-way in various areas. This scene on Bull Valley road, just west of the blacktop, shows a narrow path snaking around stalled autos. SATVRDA Y 2:15 P.M. Finally, an open Route 31 between McHenry and Crystal Lake, but one lane only on various portions of the major link between the two towns.