He fails, and dies.

In the end, one man of a group of several remains alive on the mointain, and is saved.

The said group: there were serious, maybe fatal divisions between them.

An American color film from before the 1990s, and likely from after 1970.

I recall the quietness of the development around the climax, during which the bills were being burnt. So, hardly a conventional action film.

Strongest impressions on some of the viewers were left by the

• story itself
• the snowstorm itself