The following morning, the first skier-triggered avalanche of the season was reported on the mountain, almost a year to the day from the first such slide reported last year. Though the lifts won't be spinning at most resorts for a few more weeks,

Over the weekend, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) issued a field report describing an avalanche that occurred in southwestern Colorado near Silverton. It's the first skier-triggered avalanche reported by the CAIC in Colorado this season.

According to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, the state has averaged one to two people being caught in an avalanche in October over the past 10 years.

A local resident of Granby, Colorado, captured footage showing the first snowfall of the season while asking the question, "Are we hot tubbing?"

On Saturday morning, Colorado's Silverton Mountain Ski Area announced on Facebook that the resort had woken up to more than seven inches of fresh snow dropped by an overnight storm. The following morning,

Colorado got its first snow of the season over the weekend and into Monday, October 21.Local resident Monica Wilcox shared footage of snow falling and coating trees. She said the video was filmed in Granby that got more than 2 inches of snow,

The 9NEWS Weather Impact team is tracking the potential for a Weather Impact Day on Tuesday. If the models hold, a strong storm will approach from the west, bringing Colorado a big cooldown starting on Tuesday.