DENVER (KDVR) — Part of Interstate 70 is closed after snow piles up on the roadway on Monday morning.
The Colorado Department of Transportation said westbound I-70 between Exit 216 – US 6; Loveland Pass and Exit 205 – US 6; CO 9; Silverthorne is closed for safety. Earlier, the entire roadway was closed, but the eastbound lanes have since reopened.
The National Weather Service said this snow on I-70 will make for some slick travel near the Eisenhower Tunnel and Vail Pass until about 9 a.m. or 10 a.m. when conditions improve.
COtrip, a traveler information map, said there were scattered showers starting at Genessee Mountain around 7 a.m. Showers went on west, through Idaho Springs, until Georgetown, where it started to turn into snow. From Silver Plume to Silverthorne, snow was captured blanketing the roadway.
Here’s what it looks like Monday morning:
Snow hasn’t hit the Denver metro just yet, but in the mountains, snow has fallen several times. In late September, light snow was spotted covering some mountain peaks and on Front Range roadways. Flakes are getting closer and closer to the foothills and the Denver metro. While there’s snow along I-70, Denver will remain dry on Monday.
The city just saw its first freeze of the season over the weekend, but it hasn’t seen snow just yet. There’s a freeze warning in Denver on Monday, but the Pinpoint Weather team doesn’t expect snow in the area until November this year.

