More than a foot of snow is expected to fall on Colorado’s highest Front Range mountains during Tuesday’s fall storm, according to the National Weather Service.

A winter weather advisory issued Monday will remain in effect until 6 p.m. Tuesday for elevations above 9,000 feet, according to the weather service. The advisory includes parts of Jackson, Larimer, Grand, Boulder, Gilpin, Clear Creek, Summit and Park counties.

Four to 10 inches of snow are expected on the state’s high mountain passes, and more than a foot is possible on the tallest peaks along the Front Range, forecasters said in the advisory.

As of Tuesday morning, snow forecasts from the weather service included up to:

3 inches at Copper Mountain, Winter Park and Vail Pass;

5 inches at Bear Lake in Rocky Mountain Nation

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