Estes Park Co.

The Bear Lake area of Rocky Mountain National Park had received 16 inches of snow by early Friday morning, Feb.

You have to give the motorheads, car geeks and tourists a reason to get out and use their legs here, trustees told Estes Park residents at the monthly Coffee Chat with the mayor at the senior center Wednesday morning.

Snow will continue to fall in the Estes Valley through the day Friday and on into Friday night, with up to nine more inches possible, according to the mid-day National Weather Service forecast.

Rocky Mountain National Park staff is seeking input on Lily Lake Dam project. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has rated the Lily Lake Dam, located in Rocky Mountain National Park, as a high-hazard dam.

Snow blankets Estes Park and the Front Range. Stretches of both I-25 and I-70 have been closed as a result of the winter storm. Better than eight inches had already fallen on Estes Park by 8 am.

Snow, mixed with a little wind is expected to continue falling on Estes Park throughout Friday into Friday night.