Snow continues to fall along the Front Range this morning and forecasters expect snow and winds to continue for most of the day as the urban corridor digs out from under the first major storm of the season.
Traffic is moving throughout most of the metro area but I-25 north from Wellington to the Wyoming state line remains closed, although southbound lanes are open, and Loveland Pass is closed so crews can work on avalanche mitigation.
“The biggest concern in the metro area are the bridges, the on-ramps and the off-ramps. It is still icy,” said Joe Tucker, a spokesman with the Colorado Department of Transportation. “Drivers really need to slow down; the conditions are not good for going fast out there.”
A “winter storm warning” posted by the National Weather Service reamins in affect this morning and the foothills in Boulder and Jefferson counties could see steady snowfalls today at a rate of about one inch per hour, the weather service reports.
Roads in the foothills and along the Front Range will be snow-packed and slushy today and drivers should plan for the weather.
Most school districts along the Front Range remain closed this morning.
The storm hammered the foothills west of Denver and in the metro area snow accumulations are deeper on the west side of I-25 with lesser amounts east of the highway, said Kyle Fredin, a spokesman with the National Weather Service.
Snow accumulations through this morning include: 39 inches in Coal Creek Canyon, near Pinecliff; 31 inches in Blackhawk; 30 inches in Genesee; 22 inches in Louisville; 18 inches in Arvada; and 11 inches at Denver International Airport.
And the snow is not done.
“It’s having a hard time kicking out of here,” Fredin said. “It should be showery today, with light snow, then heavy snow fall and then back to nothing, on and off.”
Kieran Nicholson: 303-954-1822 or knicholson@denverpost.com.
