October Snow Blankets West

Park City pumpkin patch.
Copyright: Park City Mountain, Rebekah Stevens

Snowbird was among many Utah resorts to see early season snowfall this October.
Copyright: Snowbird, Brian Brown

Silverton Mountain redefines what skiing can look like in early October.
Copyright: Silverton Mountain

Gondolas in the mist.
Copyright: Telluride

Purgatory knows how to blend seasons.
Copyright: Grady James, Purgatory Resort

Jackson Hole's 18/19 ski season is off to a great start.
Copyright: Jackson Hole

Aspen in all its glory.
Copyright: Aspen Snowmass, Tamara Susa

Bred to shred.
Copyright: Loveland Ski Area, Dustin Schaefer

Wolf Creek is the first ski resort out of the gates to open for the 18/19 ski season.
Copyright: Wolf Creek Ski Area

Arapahoe Basin's webcam the morning of October 8, 2018.
Copyright: Arapahoe Basin

Loveland Ski Area making snow the morning of October 8, 2018.
Copyright: Dustin Schaefer, Loveland Ski Area

Alta was one of many Utah ski areas to receive an early October dusting.
Copyright: Rocko Menzyk, Alta Ski Area

Time to wax the boards...
Copyright: Mitch Winton via Coast Mountain Photo