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Ski resorts record first snow in the Rockies

Remember this sight?. File/Darryl Dyck / The Canadian Press

While you may still be donning flip-flops and shorts, it’s still important to remember: winter is coming.

Yes, that four-letter s-word is being uttered for the first time since spring: snow.

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The white flakes have fallen in the Rockies, with ski resorts capturing the snowfall on Monday.

For skiers, of course this is welcome news, even if it is a bit early. For those still clinging to summer, it’s a sad reminder that a transition into colder weather is on its way. But the good news is, the snow didn’t stick around.

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But there’s still plenty of warm weather left for Canada, though nighttime temperatures are becoming quite chilly in some parts of the Rockies with lows in the single digits.

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