In the winter the road is packed ice and easy from the vehicle traffic and the rivers can be driven over rather than forded. In summer there are sections of mu

In the winter the road is packed ice and easy from the vehicle traffic and the rivers can be driven over rather than forded. In summer there are sections of mud pit, swamps, river crossings because the road is unmaintained. Anything with at least three wheels and a heated cab is fine in winter. If the vehicle was actually unsuitible they would have gotten stuck within walking distance of town instead of putting a branch through the radiator trying to make an N-point turn in the bush after going the wrong way (probably down some little side fork).