Heavy snow will continue Wednesday in Colorado’s mountains before tapering off overnight, according to the National Weather Service.

A winter weather advisory will remain in effect for several mountain ranges and parts of Interstate 70 through Wednesday night, according to the weather service. The advisory covers parts of Grand, Boulder, Gilpin, Clear Creek, Summit and Park counties.

“Snow-covered roads will make travel hazardous,” the advisory stated.

To the west, a separate winter storm warning will also expire early Thursday morning. That warning covers part of the Park Range, including Mount Zirkel and Rabbit Ears Pass.

Strong winds up to 50 mph will join heavy snow in the area, dropping visibility to a quarter-mile or less at times, according to the warning.

The snow started Tuesday afternoon and dropped several inches on Colorado’s mountains overnight. As of Wednesday morning, according to weather service snow forecasts, the storm was expected to drop an additional:

• 2 inches at the Keystone Ski Area Summit, with up to 5 inches possible
• 4 inches in Eldora, with up to 5 inches possible
• 4 inches on Interstate 70’s Vail Pass, with up to 7 inches possible
• 5 inches on Colorado 9’s Hoosier Pass near Breckenridge, with up to 6 inches possible
• 5 inches on U.S. 6’s Loveland Pass and at Bear Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, with up to 8 inches possible
• 7 inches on U.S. 40’s Muddy Pass near Kremmling, with up to 9 inches possible
• 8 incheson U.S. 40’s Berthoud Pass near Winter Park, U.S. 34’s Milner Pass in RMNP and Colorado 14’s Cameron Pass near Fort Collins, with up to 11 inches possible
• 11 inches on Mount Zirkel, the highest summit of Colorado’s Park Range in the Rocky Mountains, with up to 17 inches possible