WATCH: The reality of having to abandon a car in the Wicklow mountains

Watch this video from Wicklow Mountain Rescue on a rescue operation for snowbound motorists on the Sally Gap.

The video, taken by mountain rescue team members, shows the reality of having to abandon a car on a mountain road.

The Wicklow Mountains are still dangerous despite the return of milder weather.

Credit:  @DWMRT and @GlenofImaalMRT

Between 02:30 and 05:30 this morning @DWMRT and @GlenofImaalMRT were on a rescue operation for snowbound motorists on the Sally Gap. The video, taken by mountain rescue team members, shows the reality of having to abandon a car on a mountain road. pic.twitter.com/TjRCCauVKJ

— Dublin & Wicklow MRT (@DWMRT) February 2, 2019