I made it about a mile up our road where there is a sharp, hairpin turn and an steep incline at the same point. I made it into the turn okay, started up the incline and suddenly the front end of the van decided to head back on down.
I got it straightened out but then it just wouldn't get up the incline. So I got it turned around (not an easy feat on a snow covered two lane road in a turn

). Luckily it was in a place where I had cell service so I just called DH and had him come get me in the truck. I drove the van back down to the bottom of the road where some friends of ours live, parked it there and waited with them until DH got there.