1.   Ample early season snows in many valleys of the Northwest may help contribute to a winter that will average colder than normal.

2.   A late season snow will accompany the chill across portions of the Front Range of the Rockies and western high Plains.

3.   On Saturday, a late season snow blanketed parts of the interior Northeast.

4.   Many resorts blame poor early season snow and warm weather along the Front Range, which diverted skiers and snowboarders to other sports.

5.   Telluride and Wolf Creek benefited from good early season snow.