Parts of the western United States have already seen their annual snowfall this fall, and this week parts of the east, including northern New York, New England and the central Appalachians, are seeing their first wet snowflakes.

For some, the first snow of the season can bring excitement, while for others it may trigger a groan as it reminds of the shoveling to come.

No matter what side of the fence you sit on, we've collected some social media posts from this early-season snowfall to set the mood for the weeks and months ahead.

First, snow early in the season can provide a stark contrast to fall foliage, as was seen Monday at Sugarloaf Mountain Ski Resort in Maine.

That contrast with fall foliage was also visible on a New York State Mesonet webcam as snow blanketed the ground in the Adirondack Mountains late Monday morning.

The next photos show snow piling up to a depth of several inches near Whiteface Mountain in the Adirondacks.

A thick layer of snow covered the ground in Clayton Lake in northern Maine on Tuesday morning. A nearby location along the Canadian border gained 1.5 inches, according to a report sent to the National Weather Service.

A layer of snow also covered the ground in northern Vermont, as this webcam near the town of Jay showed Tuesday morning.

Further south, snow was seen in the higher elevations of West Virginia Tuesday morning.

Late Tuesday and Tuesday evening, snowfall even covered areas south of the North Carolina-Tennessee border.

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Chris Dolce has been a senior meteorologist at Weather.com for over 10 years, having started his career at The Weather Channel in the early 2000s.