After 20-inch snowfall, winter storms continue before Thanksgiving

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Snow has been dumped on Colorado’s mountains this week, bringing upwards of two feet of snow to high elevations, but the storm is expected to slow Wednesday.

According to National Weather Service in Denver and Boulder area, 1.5-2 feet of snow had fallen in areas above 10,000 feet as of Tuesday evening. This resulted in some serious powder for ski mountains in the area, with Copper mountain reporting 20 inches in 24 hours and Breckenridge reporting 18 inches in 24 hours.

Heavy snow is expected slow down at noon local time and ending in the evening, although some accumulation could continue around Denver through the afternoon.

Officials say those traveling in Colorado should prepare for winter conditions and check COtrip.org for road closures and traction laws.

As the storms wind down in Colorado, some of that will bring snow to the Northeast. Shortly after Thanksgiving, an arctic blast is expected to bring lake effect snow to the Great Lakes area.

Check out the weather forecast for the rest of the Colorado snowstorm:

Lake effect snow forecast: See forecast snowfall in the Great Lakes region through Saturday

Snow forecast in the Denver area

Winter weather advisories and warnings remain in effect after massive snowfall in the Colorado mountains on Tuesday. Snow is expected to continue into Wednesday with a few more inches of accumulation as the bulk of the storm moves east.

Winter weather advisories and warnings remain in effect after massive snowfall in the Colorado mountains on Tuesday. Snow is expected to continue into Wednesday with a few more inches of accumulation as the bulk of the storm moves east.

Snow view in the Pueblo area

Winter weather warnings and advisories are in effect for southeastern Colorado on Wednesday. The snow is expected to continue until Wednesday afternoon.

Winter weather warnings and advisories are in effect for southeastern Colorado on Wednesday. The snow is expected to continue until Wednesday afternoon.

Colorado weather map

National Winter Weather Forecast

The map below shows the likelihood that an area could receive more than 4 inches of snow. Use the slider at the top left to switch by day.

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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Colorado snow forecast: Winter storms continue after 20-inch snowfall