Featured Image: Sarah McLear | Location: Peak 8, Breckenridge, Colorado

This is always one of our favorite times of year, as the anticipation builds and you just can’t help but check your closet to make sure your full ski kit is ready to rumble. Hell, we wouldn’t blame you if you grabbed your skis and headed to the garage for a tune. While we can’t all be there in person for the joy of the season’s first snowfall, several talented photographers were on the scene in Colorado to bring the feverish excitement to a screen near you. Take a look at the incredible gallery below. And be warned: these images may cause sweaty palms, a spike in heart rate and an insatiable desire to ski ASAP.

Keystone Ski Resort, Colorado

Photography: Katie Young

Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, Colorado

Photography: Lucas Herbert

Breckenridge Ski Resort, Colorado

Photography: JP Douvalakis & Sarah McLear

Photo: JP Douvalakis

Photo: Sarah McLear

Photo: Sarah McLear

Photo: JP Douvalakis

Photo: Sarah McLear