Another wave of snow is crossing Colorado and the western parts of the state will carry the weight.
Megan Stackhouse, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, says she expects one or two feet of snow in the San Juan Mountains on Friday. The lower valleys will look three to six inches. As the system continues to extend to more northern and central mountain areas on Saturday, people living there should wait about four or six inches.
“Yes [you] you have to travel, definitely check the road conditions before leaving, ”said Stakehouse. “But as always when it comes to snow, if you really don’t need to travel, it’s probably best not to.”
There are no avalanche warnings at this time, but avalanche forecaster Mike Cooperstein said people heading back should be very careful especially around the San Juan.
“We are under considerable danger, which is a level 3 out of 5 danger,” Cooperstein said. A warning is only triggered if the danger reaches one of the two highest levels. However, “this basically means that natural avalanches are possible and that there are likely to be human-caused avalanches.”
Mountain skiers, hikers, motorcyclists and climbers can go out in the avalanche. Cooperstein urged people to always seek warnings before heading to the camp.
The Denver metropolitan area can expect to receive just two to four inches of snow on Saturday, but temperatures will remain low and wind speeds could reach 20 to 25 miles per hour. Temperatures will only reach halfway through the top of the twenties, but it will feel like you’re in your teens due to the wind. The northeastern plains will have gusts of wind of up to 40 miles per hour.