Possible Clues:

• Stranded during the winter, say
• Stuck at the chalet, perhaps
• Stuck at a chalet, perhaps
• Stuck at the ski lodge, maybe
• Stranded at O'Hare, perhaps
• Trapped by a winter storm
• Trapped, in a way
• Stuck until a thaw
• Stranded in winter, perhaps
• Stranded, perhaps