DENVER, April 10 -- Hundreds of travelers were stranded at the Denver airport and along highways Sunday as a blizzard blew across eastern Colorado with wet, heavy snow.
Almost a foot of snow fell in Denver and two feet in Greenland, about 20 miles north of Colorado Springs, the National Weather Service said. Heavy snow was still coming down Sunday evening but was expected to fade overnight.
A man uses cross country skis to get around Denver as a blizzard drapes a heavy blanket of snow across Colorado.
(Ed Andrieski -- AP)
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Most airlines canceled their flights for the day, including United Airlines, the biggest carrier at Denver International Airport, airport spokesman Steve Snyder said.
The snow created whiteout conditions that forced the closing of several interstate highways, stranding motorists and filling up truck stop parking lots.
