People have disappeared during winter blizzards in that part of CO!
First time I drove up to Silverton I did not know what I was getting into. Left Durango in a front wheel drive Audi and a snow storm came up as I was climbing Molas (sp?) Pass. My wife was pregnant and her friend had a small child and was our guide. It was not a bad as Wolf Creed was in those days when it was snow packed the week prior, but it was a tricky day.