reporter: a winter weather punch pounding parts of country with storm systems making a mess of the roads. in eastern north dakota, blowing snow blanketing the region, coating the roads in dangerous ice, causing dozens of spin outs and accidents as holiday travelers brave bad conditions. in utah, some areas calling for up to 36 inches of snow, turning the hillsides into a skier s paradi paradise. sara doesn t mind doing digging out on a suddenly white christmas. it s seriously a christmas miracle. we went to bed and it was green and woke up to this. reporter: in flagstaff, arizona, car wrecks all over the roads, forcing a number of closures with the heaviest snow still on the way. at the grand canyon, karen kline rescued after wandering 26 miles in the snow to find help when the family car got stuck off a forest road. she ended up in very deep
with storm systems making a mess of the roads. in eastern north dakota, blowing snow blanketing the region, coating the roads in dangerous ice, causing dozens of spin outs and accidents as holiday travelers brave bad conditions. in utah, whole neighborhoods buried. some areas calling for up to 36 inches of snow, turning the hillsides into a skier s paradise. sara doesn t mind doing digging out on a suddenly white christmas. it s seriously a christmas miracle. we went to bed and it was green and woke up to this. reporter: in flagstaff, arizona, car wrecks all over the roads, forcing a number of closures with the heaviest snow still on the way. at the grand canyon, karen kline rescued after wandering 26 miles in the snow to find help when the family car got stuck off a forest road. she ended up in very deep snow, as much as three feet deep snow, and she was very played