Once they got into the situation they did, he did a herculean effort to try to save his family.
But perhaps the biggest take away is that your greatest resource that you have with you is your brain. Once you get into a bad situation, then your preparedness may determine the outcome. But if you are thinking that it is dark, there are no other cars, the roads are not plowed, I have to stick my head out the window just to see; then no event on the other side is too important, no reservation deposit is too great to have to push on. Stop, re-think the situation, and determine how to get back to a familiar or safe or stable situation. Turn around, but if the conditions don’t improve at find a safe place to wait it out. If anyone else can learn from that, then Kim will have provided more than just education on MP3 players.

As always clothes appropriate for conditions, maybe not always artic sleeping bags but at least snow boots and appropriate jacket. You may not be prepared to be lost, but at least be prepared to at least change a tire.