Three tourists from Taiwan were driving in the small European country of Andorra when their GPS landed them smack in the middle of the slopes at a ski resort.
It turns out that the episode of The Office where Michael Scott’s GPS sends him straight into a lake wasn’t totally unrealistic, after all.
Three Taiwanese women were simply following the directions on their vehicle’s navigation system when they found themselves going off-road during their vacation in Andorra, a country sandwiched between France and Spain.
Local news reports state that the tourists had not properly fitted snow chains onto the car’s tires and ignored warnings of dangerous terrain and weather, driving onto an “impassable path” to get to their destination.
GPS directions lead tourists straight onto ski slopes in Andorra
Determined to get back on track, the travelers continued to follow the instructions provided to them by the GPS. Unfortunately, it steered them directly into a ski resort, causing their black Mercedes sedan to get trapped in the snow.
Dispatchers received calls about a stalled vehicle at 10:45 AM on January 6, 2026, and directed emergency services to Bordes d’Envalira, a village near the Grau Roig ski resort.
Reports state that it took a total of three hours and three cranes to successfully lift the car out of the snow around 1:30 PM. All three passengers were unharmed, and even took a selfie with their snow-covered car to commemorate the occasion.
Luckily, the tourists emerged from the situation unscathed.
Their winter misadventure has served as a warning to travelers about the dangers of driving in inclement weather and the issues that mountains can cause with navigation systems.
Specifically, experts noted that snow and ice can obscure signs on the road, and seasonal skiing events and construction can alter routes visitors would normally take to get to the slopes.
This is the latest navigation-related story to go viral after a creative gamer turned their PSP handheld console into a GPS to give it a second life on the road back in 2025.
