Heavy snow forecast for Colorado’s mountains on Monday will make travel difficult, with more than a foot of fresh snowfall expected to accumulate by the storm’s end, according to the National Weather Service.
Snow expected to fall in Colorado’s mountains between 6 a.m. Monday and 6 a.m. Thursday, according to the weather service, included:
- 3 inches in Conifer, with up to 5 inches possible
- 4 inches in Estes Park, with up to 9 inches possible
- 7 inches in Georgetown, with up to 14 inches possible
- 8 inches in Winter Park, with up to 12 inches possible
- 9 inches in Nederland, with up to 13 inches possible
- 10 inches on Cameron Pass and Milner Pass in Rocky Mountain National Park, with up to 20 inches possible
- 11 inches in Allenspark, with up to 14 inches possible
- 11 inches on Loveland Pass, with up to 17 inches possible
- 13 inches in Eldora, with up to 16 inches possible
- 14 inches on Berthoud Pass, with up to 21 inches possible
Heavy snow will fall on the Interstate 70 mountain corridor between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday, including at the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel and on Vail Pass, weather service forecasters wrote on social media. Snow-covered roads and low visibility will create hazardous travel conditions, forecasters said.
A winter storm warning will be in effect for parts of Boulder, Grand, Jackson and Larimer counties in northern Colorado until 9 p.m. Monday, according to the weather service…