However, heading down the mountain was actually scarier than going up, and we decided to just follow along behind a big rig, who kept his speed at 25mph. We had some hail, and a light rain, but no more snow.

We would later talk with a couple in Durango who came through the pass an hour or so after we did, and they said it was terrible, with cars sliding off the road and a jack-knifed big rig partially blocking the road.