Cassie Gibbons and Damon Brodeur were prepared for a long trip — but they didn’t expect it to actually happen.

The couple, who live in Fairmont Hot Springs in southeast B.C., were coming back from a day trip to Fernie last Thursday when they got stuck in an alpine storm.

They weren’t found until a week later, when a RCMP plane spotted the word “HELP” scrawled in the snow next to Gibbons’ vehicle, which was frozen in a creek east of Wasa, B.C.

The days in between saw the pair — who only began dating two months ago — hunker down first in the car, and then in a remote cabin up the road where they were finally found.

But with lots of food and supplies, Gibbons and Brodeur say they were prepared enough that they never had doubt they would survive their ordeal.

“I wasn’t really worried,” Gibbons said. “I was a little nervous at the fact that nobody knew exactly where I was…. I knew it was just a matter of time.”

Nights spent in car

The couple had planned to camp the night at Lussier Hot Springs after stopping in Fernie for food and gas. Family and friends were aware of their plans.

According to RCMP, Gibbons’ family in Ontario knew she often slept in her car in the backcountry, which is why she wasn’t reported missing until Wednesday.

“My car is set up for me to live in it. I’ve been living in it for five months now,” Gibbons said.

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