Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostA runner enjoys the freshly falling snow along the Boulder Creek bike path on January 21, 2018 in Boulder, Colorado. Up to 7 inches of snow is expected to fall in the metro area with this storm and more for the mountains.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostDucks try to stay warm in the water along the shores of Boulder Creek on January 21, 2018 in Boulder, Colorado. Up to 7 inches of snow is expected to fall in the metro area with this storm and more for the mountains.- AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostA semi truck drives through snowstorm on I-25 just north of Chugwater, Wyoming on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018. A winter storm swept thorough the region over the weekend.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostSnowboarders wait for the bus to pick them up along Canyon Blvd to head to Eldora ski area on January 21, 2018 in Boulder, Colorado. Up to 7 inches of snow is expected to fall in the metro area with this storm and more for the mountains.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostDucks try to stay warm in the water along the shores of Boulder Creek on January 21, 2018 in Boulder, Colorado. Up to 7 inches of snow is expected to fall in the metro area with this storm and more for the mountains.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostRandy Leahy, middle, gets pulled on his snowboard by his dog Ivy along the Boulder Creek bike path on January 21, 2018 in Boulder, Colorado. His friends Marin Magers, with her dog Boots, left, Gary Winthrope, in back, join in the fun. Up to 7 inches of snow is expected to fall in the metro area with this storm and more for the mountains.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostEven the statues in Boulder look like they are having fun with the recent snowfall in the area along the Boulder Creek bike path on Jan. 21, 2018 in Boulder. Up to 7 inches of snow is expected to fall in the metro area with this storm and more for the mountains.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostA runner runs with her dog along the Boulder Creek bike path on Jan. 21, 2018 in Boulder.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostTruitt Parrish brushes snow off of his girlfriend's car on January 21, 2018 in Boulder, Colorado. He made a deal with his girlfriend. If he swept the car of snow she would make breakfast. Up to 7 inches of snow is expected to fall in the metro area with this storm and more for the mountains.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostColorado highway 119 was slick, snow covered and crowded as folks try to get to Eldora ski area to take advantage of the snow on January 21, 2018 in Nederland, Colorado. It was so busy at the ski area that skiers and boarders had to park in town and take shuttles to the area. Nederland and the foothills could get a foot or more of new snow in the first big snowstorm of the year. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostThe snow on January 21, 2018 in Boulder, Colorado.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostChris Johnson scrapes off his car of snow on Jan. 21, 2018 in Boulder. Up to 7 inches of snow is expected to fall in the metro area with this storm and more for the mountains.
- John Leyba, The Denver PostSnow blankets the suburbs of Denver in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, on January 21, 2018.
- John Leyba, The Denver PostSnow blankets the suburbs of Denver in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, on January 21, 2018.
- John Leyba, The Denver PostSnow blankets the suburbs of Denver in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, on January 21, 2018.
- John Leyba, The Denver PostSnow blankets the suburbs of Denver in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, on January 21, 2018.
- John Leyba, The Denver PostSnow blankets the suburbs of Denver in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, on January 21, 2018.
- John Leyba, The Denver PostSnow blankets the suburbs of Denver in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, on January 21, 2018.
- John Leyba, The Denver PostSnow blankets the suburbs of Denver in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, on January 21, 2018.
- John Leyba, The Denver PostSnow blankets the suburbs of Denver in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, on January 21, 2018.
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A runner enjoys the freshly falling snow along the Boulder Creek bike path on January 21, 2018 in Boulder, Colorado. Up to 7 inches of snow is expected to fall in the metro area with this storm and more for the mountains.
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By Helen H. Richardson | hrichardson@denverpost.com | The Denver Post and John Leyba | The Denver Post
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The Denver metro area welcomed its biggest snowstorm of the season on Jan. 21, 2018. There are at least 180 cancelled flights at DIA, hazardous road condition warnings and blizzard warnings on the Eastern Plains.