David Krause / The Aspen Times
The snowstorm barreling across Colorado on Tuesday morning is hitting the Front Range the hardest but also impacting travel in the mountains along Interstate 70 and those using the Aspen airport.
I-70 was closed Tuesday morning in both directions due to a multiple-vehicle crash at milemarker 170 near EagleVail involving a HAZMAT vehicle, according to the Vail Daily Fatalities have been reported.
The highway is expected to be closed most of the day. Traffic is being redirected to Highway 6.
Flights were starting to get canceled or delayed Tuesday morning, and travelers should check aspenairport.com or confirm with their airlines.
Traveling the highways for the holidays Tuesday has been discouraged by the Colorado Department of Transportation and the Colorado State Patrol as the winter storm moves across Colorado. It is expected to clear out by the afternoon, then another storm is forecast to hit the state Wednesday and last through the Thanksgiving weekend.
Around Aspen, roads early Thursday morning were snowpacked and Aspen Skiing Co. reported 5 inches of snow as of 5 a.m. The snow is forecast to continue in Aspen and Snowmass through the morning.
This is a developing story that will be updated.