Drivers braved road conditions as the high country got several inches of snow, impacting travel for some along I-70 Saturday morning.

“We have at our ready about 875 plows across the state, and we've been in full deployment of those resources in the affected areas since yesterday,” explained Chuck Marsh, CDOT's regional communications manager for northwest Colorado.

“What we really want folks to know, though, is this is a Colorado mountain winter storm. We just need you to be as prepared as possible,” he added.

One driver, Gregory Wilke, who was headed to Los Angeles, said he didn't want to chain up, but looked at the weather and knew it would only get worse.

“There's icy patches," he said, noting slow speeds up ahead.

Another truck driver chaining up, Briston Cross, described his

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