Heavy Snowfall In Mountains Forces Schools To Close Thursday

By Matt Kroschel
FRISCO, Colo. (CBS4) – Nearly a foot of heavy spring snow forced school leaders to cancel classes Thursday in Summit County, a rare event for the high mountain community.
A family enjoying the snow day in Summit County on Thursday (credit: Janie Merickel Hodge)
Along the Interstate 70 mountain corridor Colorado State Patrol troopers were busy responding to several crashes in the morning, and the interstate was closed from the Eisenhower-Johnson Tunnels to Silverthorne as a