Wednesday morning: Snowing hard on Monument Hill, slush & light snowpack on Interstate 25

MONUMENT, Colo. (KRDO) — Snow continued to fall steadily in the Monument area of northern El Paso County, as of noon Wednesday.

Traffic on I-25 began to accumulate, although conditions were generally slushy, and traffic on Monument Hill began to slow.

Drivers may find more snow-packed and icy conditions on Highway 105 through Monument.

The travel conditions described above may be slightly worse on neighborhood or lightly-traveled streets and roads.

There were no reports of crashes or accidents in the area as of noon, but two non-injury vehicle slide-offs occurred on I-25 between Briargate Parkway and Baptist Road.

Drivers should watch for heavy plow activity on I-25; that, along with pre-treating some roads with salt brine on Tuesday, were major factors in keeping roads clear.

The weather didn't prevent truck drivers from two area truck stops from continuing to their destinations.

"I picked up off of 70, west of Denver, and I'm going to Houston, Texas," said Murat Torneli. "My original (arrival) time was Thursday afternoon. Now, it's probably going to be like a Friday -- late Friday."

Torneli said that he was impressed with the work of the snowplows and salt trucks.

"They did a better job than I've seen in other states," he observed. "I like the way they look, too. They look new and fancy."

KRDO 13 will continue to report on conditions in the region's most significant winter weather of this season.