Colorado has for the past week braced for one of the most anticipated snowstorms in decades. After a slow start, by Saturday afternoon it started living up to its potential to dump several feet of snow in places.
Along the Front Range, a mist turned to drizzle by noon and then by afternoon to snow, which is forecast to continue through Sunday. The worst of the storm is expected to impact travel, threaten power lines and increase the risk of avalanches in the mountains Saturday night through Sunday when snowfall rates could reach 1 to 3 inches an hour.
The advance of the storm prompted a slew of warnings, closures and emergency measures to help keep everyone from motorists to backcountry users safe.