Overview
- Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect through 5 p.m. Friday for the Park Range and northern Front Range, with up to 9 inches in the Park Range and up to 7 inches along the northern Front Range.
- The Colorado Avalanche Information Center issued special advisories for the Elk and West Elk mountains and reported considerable danger in the Park Range, warning that large, potentially deadly avalanches are possible.
- The National Weather Service expects more than a foot of snow in some high-elevation areas, with fresh accumulations falling on weak layers that can fail unpredictably.
- CDOT traction laws are active on many high-country roads, requiring snow-rated tires, chains or alternative traction devices, or four-wheel/all-wheel drive.
- Gusts up to 60 mph are forecast to produce blowing snow and reduced visibility, and a second storm Monday into Tuesday could bring several more inches to mountain areas including the I-70 corridor.