Joe Amon, The Denver PostJames Hrusovsky stops to snap a photo of his dog Bela near the boat ramp at Denver City Park. Feb. 24, 2017 Denver, CO.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostSimone Cotter her dog Nanook and Alysia Kamrath walking through Denver City Park in the snow. Feb. 24, 2017 Denver, CO.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostA deer peeks out from snow covered trees at Bear Lake Park in Lakewood, Feb. 24, 2017.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostA runner catching his stride at Denver City Park. Feb. 24, 2017 Denver, CO.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostA women rushes across the street in downtown Denver as snow falls, Feb. 24, 2017.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostGolden police officers work on getting a jack-knifed tractor trailer off of the exit ramp to 6th ave off of C-470 on ice coated roads created that difficult driving conditions on Feb. 23, 2017 in Golden. A fast moving storm brought little snow but cold enough temperatures to freeze highways and roads creating difficult driving conditions for drivers.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostTow truck drivers with Denver West Towing, work on getting a large jack-knifed semi-tractor trailer off of the 6th ave exit off of C-470 on Feb. 23, 2017 in Golden. A fast moving storm brought little snow but cold enough temperatures to freeze highways and roads creating difficult driving conditions for drivers.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostGolden police officers Adam Zutman, middle, and Shawn Henslee, right, help get a driver back onto the slippery on-ramp off of 6th ave heading towards C-470 on Feb. 23, 2017 in Golden. A fast moving storm brought little snow but cold enough temperatures to freeze highways and roads creating difficult driving conditions for drivers.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostA CDOT plow waits to get past a wreck on the 6th Avenue exit off of C-470 as ice-coated roads created difficult driving conditions on Feb. 23, 2017, in Golden. A fast moving storm brought little snow but cold enough temperatures to freeze highways and roads creating difficult driving conditions for unprepared drivers.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostGolden police officers Adam Zutman, left, and Shawn Henslee, right, walk along the exit ramp to help get drivers up the slippery road as they try to head towards C-470 off of 6th ave on ice coated roads created that difficult driving conditions on Feb. 23, 2017 in Golden.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostA car narrowly missed ending up in the water of Boulder Creek in Boulder Canyon on Feb. 23, 2017 in Boulder. The occupants of the car, who were driving east down Boulder canyon, were hit by an out of control car going westbound and were pushed into the creek. The couple were scared but unhurt from the accident.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostA Boulder county sheriff vehicle stops traffic in Boulder Canyon on Feb. 23, 2017 in Boulder.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostA tow truck driver with Marv's Towing secures a cable onto car to pull it out of Boulder Creek on Feb. 23, 2017 in Boulder. The occupants of the car, who were driving east down Boulder Canyon, were hit by an out of control car going westbound and were pushed into the creek. The couple were scared but unhurt from the accident.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostColorado state trooper Nathan Parks, middle, watches with the owner of the car, middle, as a tow truck driver with Marv's Towing, right, pulls a car out of Boulder Creek on Feb. 23, 2017 in Boulder, Colorado. The occupants of the car, who were driving east down Boulder canyon, were hit by an out of control car going westbound and were pushed into the creek. The couple was scared but unhurt from the accident.
Joe Amon, The Denver Post
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James Hrusovsky stops to snap a photo of his dog Bela near the boat ramp at Denver City Park. Feb. 24, 2017 Denver, CO.
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before the storm moves east and a gradual warming trend begins, forecasters say.
Unlike Thursday evening’s commute where snowfall throughout the day created tough driving conditions in the foothills and mountains, so far traffic in the Denver metro area appears to be running smoothly.
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