Major Western winter storm heads East

AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Mark Reis

Motorist Myron Balason takes a photo of his car on Highway 94 as he waits for a tow truck to pull his vehicle from a snowbank on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 in Colorado Springs, Colo. Balason said he moved to Colorado from Hawaii just four months ago.

A powerful winter storm swept across Colorado on Friday as it headed east, bringing blizzard warnings to eastern Colorado and western Kansas, and winter storm warnings for southeast Wyoming and western Nebraska.

AP Photo/Colorado Springs Gazette, Mark Reis

A vehicle lies on its side along Highway 94 on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 in Colorado Springs, Colo. A powerful winter storm swept across Colorado on Friday as it headed east, bringing blizzard warnings to eastern Colorado and western Kansas, and winter storm warnings for southeast Wyoming and western Nebraska.

Brian Curtiss and Mary Alyce Owens cross country ski on Feb. 3, 2012, after a snow storm hit Denver with 10 inches of snow. Over two feet was recorded in some areas of the state. A powerful winter storm swept across Colorado on Friday as it headed east, bringing blizzard warnings to eastern Colorado and western Kansas, and winter storm warnings for southeast Wyoming and western Nebraska.

Alyssa Alt digs her car out of the snow in Denver on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, after a snow storm dumped 10 inches of snow overnight. Some areas of the state reported as much as 24 inches from the storm.

Denver's City and County Building is covered in snow as a pedestrian crosses the street on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. A powerful winter storm swept across Colorado on Friday as it headed east, bringing blizzard warnings to eastern Colorado and western Kansas, and winter storm warnings for southeast Wyoming and western Nebraska.

Al Green clears his walk in Denver on Feb. 3, 2012, after a snow storm dumped 10 inches of snow on the Mile High City. A powerful winter storm swept across Colorado on Friday as it headed east, bringing blizzard warnings to eastern Colorado and western Kansas, and winter storm warnings for southeast Wyoming and western Nebraska.

A woman crosses 17th Street in Denver on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, after a snow storm dumped 10 inches of snow overnight.

Workers clear the sidewalk on Larimer Square in downtown Denver on Feb. 3, 2012, after a snow storm hit Denver with 10 inches of snow overnight. A powerful winter storm swept across Colorado on Friday as it headed east, bringing blizzard warnings to eastern Colorado and western Kansas, and winter storm warnings for southeast Wyoming and western Nebraska.

A man digs his car out of the snow on Feb. 3, 2012, after a snow storm hit Denver with 10 inches of snow overnight. A powerful winter storm swept across Colorado on Friday as it headed east, bringing blizzard warnings to eastern Colorado and western Kansas, and winter storm warnings for southeast Wyoming and western Nebraska.

Workers clear snow from the steps leading to a downtown office building on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, after a snow storm hit Denver with 10 inches of snow overnight.

Officials with the Colorado Department of Transportation are fighting to keep ahead of a strong winter storm blasting the Front Range on Feb. 3, 2012.

Approximately 600 flights were canceled at Denver International Airport on Friday in the middle of a heavy snowstorm.

AP Photo/The Santa Fe New Mexican, Clyde Mueller

A resident of Santa Fe, N.M, clears snow after a snow storm on Feb. 3, 2012. A powerful winter storm stretching from Wyoming to as far south as New Mexico swept eastward on Friday, bringing blizzard warnings to eastern Colorado and western Kansas, and winter storm warnings for southeast Wyoming and western Nebraska.

AP Photo/Santa Fe New Mexican, Clyde Mueller

A jogger runs on a snow-covered side walk on Paseo de Peralta as motorists negotiated slippery ice covered roads in Santa Fe, N.M., on Feb. 3, 2012. New Mexico Department of Transportation officials reported difficult driving conditions on several state highways because of the winter weather, leaving highways snow packed and icy.

AP Photo/Laramie Boomerang, Andy Carpenean

Lonnie Schultz clears his sidewalk in front of his home during a winter snowstorm on Feb. 3, 2012 in Laramie, Wyo. A powerful winter storm swept across Colorado on Friday as it headed east, bringing blizzard warnings to eastern Colorado and western Kansas, and winter storm warnings for southeast Wyoming and western Nebraska.

Truck drivers Kevin Kropf, 32, of Montrose, Colo., left, and Edwin Hostetler, of Hotchkiss, Colo., prepare a cattle truck with chains before heading up I-70 as a snow storm hits the Denver metro area Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 in Denver.

Brian Curtiss and Mary Alyce Owens cross-country ski on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, after a snow storm hit Denver with 10 inches of snow.

People carrying sleds and tubes hike up to a sledding hill at Chautauqua Park February 3, 2012 in Boulder, Colorado. Boulder reported between 12 and 16 inches of snow by Friday morning and is expecting more, closing most schools and government offices.

The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat: Talia Pozorski, of Arvada, wipes out while sledding down a hill, as a snow storm hits the Denver metro area Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 in Lakewood, Colo.