The first snow of the season fell in Aspen, Colo. on Sept. 12. Locals throughout the Roaring Fork Valley are hoping that this early snowfall is foreshadowing a big snow season in "the land where beer flows like wine." With meteorologists predicting the El Niño effect for the 2012/2013, their wish just might come true. Check out some more early snowfall pics from across North America below...
Alyeska Resort—first snowfall Sept. 6, 2012
Whistler Mountain—first snowfall Sept. 10, 2012
Sunshine Village Resort—first snowfall Sept. 10, 2012
Pikes Peak—first snowfall Sept. 12, 2012
Winter Park Resort—first snowfall Sept. 12, 2012
Arapahoe Basin—first snowfall Sept. 12, 2012
Keystone Resort—first snowfall Sept. 12, 2012
Aspen/Snowmass—first snowfall Sept. 12, 2012
