Double-Digit Snowfall Forcing Colorado Flight Cancellations, Shutting Down Highway to Ski Resorts

DENVER—A major storm dumped heavy snow in Colorado on Thursday—forcing flight cancellations and shutting down a highway that connects Denver to Colorado ski resorts. “Our city hasn’t seen a storm like this in a few years,” Denver Mayor Mike Johnston posted Wednesday on X, formerly known as Twitter. The storm, which began Wednesday night, delivered the slushy, wet snow typical for March, one of the snowiest months in Denver, and wasn’t expected to wind down until Friday morning. The heaviest snow accumulations were expected in Colorado’s Front Range region, where the vast majority of the state’s population lives, with most falling in the foothills and mountains west of Denver. Those higher elevations were expected to get 18 to 36 inches (45 to 91 centimeters), and some amounts exceeding 4 feet (1.2 meters), the National Weather Service said....