The thing about that particular area, especially back then, was that you were quite likely to be the only guy on the road. The road that went in on the south side to the Clearwater, up to Mahood Lake, was an adventure in the winter as well. There was an off camber section, a couple hundred feet above the river, which was especially interesting.
Clearwater Timber used to handle most of the road building in that area but the last few provincial governments have done a thorough job of killing that industry. I don't know if it will ever come back. I doubt it. GD
