Trail Ridge Road, the popular 48-mile stretch of highway through Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado's mountains, closed due to snow and ice, the National Park Service said on Sunday.

It's the first closure of the year after opening in the spring and is just temporary until the yearly seasonal closure. The road closed at Rainbow Curve on the east side and Milner Pass on the west side.

The road closes for the season every fall for snow and ice and typically reopens on or around Memorial Day. This year, it reopened for the season on May 30.

A spokesman for the park said there was no estimated date yet for a full seasonal closure this year.

Photos from the Alpine Visitor Center webcam at 11,796 feet showed heavy snow on the ground and considerable cloud coverage, obscuring visi

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