Weather Alert: Snowy and cold Friday; biggest impacts in Cripple Creek
FRIDAY: Cloudy start with lingering snow showers through the afternoon, mainly north and west of Springs and through Teller county. Slick roads likely early morning before drying out late in the day. Highs chilly in the 20's and mid 30's.
EXTENDED: Clearing skies Friday night with cold overnight lows in the 20's. We'll see more sunshine and gradually warmer weather through the end of the weekend and early next week. High temps Sunday will climb back into the 60s with a late evening sunset around 7pm due to Daylight Saving Time returning.
TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- Cripple Creek was the apparent winner in the latest winter storm, with snow accumulations of eight inches reported.
Plows piled snow high on the outskirts of the casino town; many people kept busy shoveling or clearing snow from their vehicles and parking lots.
A University of Utah student in town for spring break found that he had to spend an extra day there after the storm passed through.
"I came to see the Ice Castles," he explained. "They were carved really nice. Then, I couldn't leave because of all the snow and I have only a front-wheel drive car. So, I got a room for an extra night. I'm getting the car towed to Denver and am taking a Uber back there. We don't have this much snow in Salt Lake City."
Highway 67 outside of Cripple Creek was packed with several inches of ice and snow; Highway 67 north of Woodland Park and US 24 from Divide to Woodland Park had much lighter road cover and even bare, dry sections.
The only weather-related incident in Woodland Park was a police car getting rear-ended by a citizen's vehicle but the collision wasn't serious.
