" The snow in the mountains had changed everything. Frank swore as he listened on the phone to the head of search and rescue describing the conditions they'd run into on the other side of the Crazies. " The terrain is too dangerous," Jim Martin said. " Even experienced ground crews found many areas too difficult to traverse with the snow." " What about the searchers in the helicopters?" " They should be able to see tracks in the snow once the clouds life." Jim didn't sound optimistic. " The storm isn't moving on as fast as the weatherman predicted. "