Courtesy National Weather Service
Up to a foot of snow is expected to fall over Monday and Tuesday as the latest storm rolls through the Colorado mountains, according to an update Monday morning from the National Weather Service.
Much of northern and western Colorado, including the Vail area, is under a winter weather advisory through 5 p.m. Tuesday, the NWS said Monday, and “total snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches with locally higher amounts” are possible. Included in the area are the Gore and Elk mountains and the stretch of Interstate 70 from Glenwood Springs to Denver through central Colorado.
“Moderate to heavy snowfall rates will impact many roadways with icy to snowpacked conditions … especially the mountain corridors. Areas of fog, snow and blowing snow will also impact visibility and travel could be very difficult at times,” the NWS said in its weather outlook.