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The Weather Channel announced today its new naming system for winter storms, making it the first national organization in North America to proactively name winter storms. In time for the start of the winter season, naming storms makes communications and information sharing  easier, enabling consumers to better understand forecasts that could significantly affect their lives. “On a national scale, the most intense winter storms acquire a name through so...

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA: Snowshoe Mountain Resort reports that they have begun getting their first natural snowfall of the 2012/13 ski season starting at 9:00AM on October 8th. W...

WASHINGTON - Injuries and fatalities from skiing, snowboarding and snowmobiling have not declined, despite measures aimed at making these popular winter sports safer, according to two studies being presented this week at Scientific Assembly, the annual meeting of the American College of Emergency Physicians, in Denver, Colorado ("Skiing and Snowboarding-related Head Injuries in the United States: A Retrospective Analysis from 2004-2010" and "Snowmobile Fat...

[caption id="attachment_6636" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sugarloaf"][/caption] CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine – With bright leaves still covering most trees, Sugarloaf rec...

STRATTON MOUNTAIN, Vermont – Stratton’s summit saw the season’s first glorious glimpse of fresh white powder this morning. S...

And just like that, the temperatures have dropped enough for some light snowfall across northern New England. Check out this gallery of pictures from resorts across the Northeast, including New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. All images are sourced from the respective resort's Facebook pages. [gallery exclude="6651, 6652" link="file" orderby="title"]