CHICAGO—Two major winter storms will dump heavy snow and blow fierce winds in the Midwest, New England and Southwestern United States on Tuesday and into the next couple of days, wreaking havoc on road travel while improving ski conditions in parts of Colorado. One system was expected to bring more than a foot of snow and wind gusts of more than 40 miles (64 km) an hour to an area from California through Nevada and into Colorado from Tuesday through Thursday afternoon, the National Weather Service (NWS) warned. Some higher spots in southwestern Colorado could see 3 feet of snow accumulation over the next couple of days, the service said. Hazardous travel conditions due to icy and snow-packed roadways were expected throughout the area, the NWS said. “A lot of these mountain towns are driven off the ski industry so they are able to handle it,” National Weather Service Grand …