A Late Spring Snowstorm Slams Colorado, Closing Schools and Disrupting Commuters

A late spring snowstorm eased across parts of Colorado after closing schools, snarling flights and turning roads slushy on Wednesday.

Chris Osborne shovels snow Wednesday, May 6, in Beaver Creek, Colo. Chris Dillmann/Vail Daily via AP

FORT COLLINS, Colo.—A late spring snowstorm eased across parts of Colorado after closing schools, snarling flights and turning roads slushy on Wednesday.

The system swept over the Rocky Mountains and into the High Plains a day earlier and was winding down Wednesday afternoon. Several towns at higher elevations received about 2 feet (nearly 61 centimeters) of snow.