Featured Image: Tamara Susa
It’s that time of year. FREESKIER’s annual Buyer’s Guide is hot off the press, the days are getting shorter and evenings are cooling off. The anticipation for ski season is swiftly stacking up to extreme proportions and winter’s precursor is off to a glorious, snowy start in the western high country. Below is a comprehensive–and photo-proven–list of all of the ski resorts across the rockies that have already been graced with its first snowfall of the season–and it’s only September.


![[GIVEAWAY] Win a Legendary Ski Trip with Icelantic's Road to the Rocks](https://www.datocms-assets.com/163516/1765233064-r2r26_freeskier_leaderboard1.jpg?w=200&h=200&fit=crop)
![[GIVEAWAY] Win a Head-to-Toe Ski Setup from IFSA](https://www.datocms-assets.com/163516/1765920344-ifsa.jpg?w=200&h=200&fit=crop)


![[GIVEAWAY] Win a Legendary Ski Trip with Icelantic's Road to the Rocks](https://www.datocms-assets.com/163516/1765233064-r2r26_freeskier_leaderboard1.jpg?auto=format&w=400&h=300&fit=crop&crop=faces,entropy)




![[GIVEAWAY] Win a Head-to-Toe Ski Setup from IFSA](https://www.datocms-assets.com/163516/1765920344-ifsa.jpg?auto=format&w=400&h=300&fit=crop&crop=faces,entropy)

