24″ of snow possible over next 24 hours in parts of Colorado [Video]

Late month snow is set to continue in Colorado, dropping fresh powder over the state during the next few days.

The first notable wave of snow should drop up to a foot on many peaks around the state from Friday morning through Saturday morning, with totals having the potential of being closer to 24 inches in some areas.

The Park Range, located east of Steamboat Springs, should benefit the most, with mapping from the National Weather Service predicting that up to 18 inches fall in this area in the ‘most likely’ scenario. That said, totals could end up closer to 24 inches if the ‘high-end’ snowfall scenario holds true (10 percent chance).

While the ‘most likely’ scenario calls for snow in the range of eight to 12 inches on many central mountain peaks, lower elevation areas in this mountain …