A Sunday snowstorm left little accumulation in Denver but up to a foot in the high country and 1 to 3 inches across the Interstate 25 corridor.
Snowfall totals throughout the day in the high country were 4 to 8 inches, with some areas getting a foot. “They won’t get too much more. Most of the snow is done,” National Weather Service meteorologist Bob Kleyla said at about 4 p.m.
Weather Service meteorologist Jeff Colton said portions of southern Colorado got more than a foot of snow overnight and snow picked up at Colorado ski resorts.
Beginning Saturday, Telluride got 13 inches of new snow, and Winter Park got a foot along with Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort. Snowmass reported 6 inches of new snow.
The storm began slowing down as it crossed the Continental Divide.
“There is going to be kind of a slow clearing,” Kleyla said. “Some of the light snow will linger in the metro area and end around midnight.”
Temperatures in Denver ranged from 30 to 36 degrees, and brief periods of moderately heavy snow turned downtown streets wet. Monday is expected to be mostly sunny with a high near 40 degrees.
There were no serious, weather-related accidents, said Colorado State Patrol Sgt. Rob Madden. “I don’t think we received the amount of snow and cold they originally predicted.”
Snow continued to fall in northeastern Colorado, and a winter storm warning remained in effect until 5 a.m. Monday.
Some roads in that area, including U.S. 85, Interstate 76 and Colorado 71 were packed with snow and ice at 4:30 p.m., but they remained open, said Tyler Polhill, a Colorado Department of Transportation spokesman.
Jenn Rudolph, spokeswoman for Colorado Ski Country USA, said the new snow was a welcome change as ski resorts head into the holidays. “We’re getting a lot of fresh snow,” she said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
