Crews work to deice an airplane at Denver International Airport in Denver on Jan. 15, 2024. Over 350 flights have been canceled because of a winter storm that hit the airport with snow and freezing temperatures. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Over 350 flights have been canceled because of a winter storm that brought snow and freezing temperatures to Denver International Airport in Denver on Jan. 15, 2024. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Over 350 flights have been canceled because of a winter storm that brought snow and freezing temperatures to Denver International Airport in Denver on Jan. 15, 2024. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Over 350 flights have been canceled because of a winter storm that brought snow and freezing temperatures to Denver International Airport in Denver on Jan. 15, 2024. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Amid frigid temperatures, a handful of motorists head southbound on Interstate 25 near the Steele Street overpass Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
A woman shovels snow off the sidewalks outside of her home in Louisville, on Jan. 15, 2024. Snow and cold temperatures grip Colorado and many parts of the United States. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Snow falls in front of a statue of Martin Luther King Jr. by Ed Dwight at City Park on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Denver on Jan. 15, 2024. Organizers decided to cancel the program happening at the end of the annual Marade at Civic Center Park due to the cold temperatures. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Bridget Johnson is covered in falling snow as she joined others in freezing temperatures at the annual Marade celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at City Park in Denver on Jan. 15, 2024. Organizers decided to cancel the program happening at the end of the Marade at Civic Center Park due to the cold temperatures. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Organizers despite rfeezing temperatures work to get ready for the annual Marade to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at City Park in Denver on Jan. 15, 2024. Organizers decided to cancel the program happening at the end of the Marade at Civic Center Park due to the cold temperatures. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
A man waits for a bus at 18th and Stout during a cold morning in Denver on Jan. 15, 2024.(Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Amid frigid temperatures, a pedestrian leads a pair of dogs around the lake in Washington Park Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Ariana Borrello shovels snow along the sidewalk outside of her house in Louisville on Jan. 15, 2024. Snow and cold temperatures grip Colorado and many parts of the United States. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Crews work to deice an airplane at Denver International Airport in Denver on Jan. 15, 2024. Over 350 flights have been canceled because of a winter storm that hit the airport with snow and freezing temperatures. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
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Snow and cold temperatures covered Colorado on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024.
A snowstorm and high winds are contributing to several road closures in the Colorado mountains and the Front Range and several Denver metro area schools announced closures or delays for Tuesday, Jan. 16 due to extreme cold weather.
Despite the cold and a condensed schedule of events, the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Marade carried on.