Nearly one foot of snowfall predicted for Aspen Mountain

As a storm descends on the Front Range, foothills and areas near the Continental Divide, snow total predictions range anywhere from a few inches to a few feet of snow, according to forecasts Wednesday. 

A winter storm warning issued by the National Weather Service predicts that areas east and near the Continental Divide will see the highest totals, anywhere from 18 inches to 3 feet, while areas west of the divide should see anywhere from 4-10 inches. 

The storm is expected to temporarily close highways and make travel “nearly impossible,” according to the storm warning.

OpenSnow, a mountain-specific forecasting service, released the following predictions for mountains across Colorado over the next five days:

• Arapahoe Basin Ski Area: 19 inches
• Aspen: 9 inches
• Beaver Creek: 6 inches
• Breckenridge: 12 inches
• Buttermilk: 6 inches
• Copper Mountain: 12 inches
• Crested Butte: 8 inches
• Eldora: 36 inches
• Granby Ranch: 7 inches
• Keystone: 12 inches
• Loveland Ski Area: 19 inches
• Purgatory: 26 inches
• Silverton: 24 inches
• Ski Cooper: 12 inches
• Snowmass: 10 inches
• Steamboat: 6 inches
• Sunlight: 8 inches
• Telluride: 18 inches
• Vail Mountain: 7 inches
• Winter Park: 25 inches
• Wolf Creek: 26 inches