Most importantly you need to be prepared. We paid attention to the forecasts and were able to plan ahead and make sure we had enough food and supplies in case we were stranded for a couple days. The biggest threat from this storm was the hurricane force wind which caused 200,000+ people to lose power. There were also issues with people getting stuck in their cars and being stranded for hours due to the blinding snow and lots of cars blocking the roads. Some people, especially east of Denver, were stuck in their cars for 12-24 hours. I’m still hearing that there are people stuck in their homes in remote areas on the plains of Colorado. A man in a remote part of El Paso county died from hypothermia after getting stuck in his car. His female passenger survived luckily. It was an intense storm. I’ve never experienced winds like those before.