Friends from Jackson Hole blew through town this weekend—bringing with them tales of first tracks, snow forecasts, and unmistakable mountain magic. Naturally, our conversation veered straight into deep winter mode, and before long, I was mentally catapulted into a subzero wonderland of travel and wardrobe planning. There’s the Sun Valley Film Festival in early December—fire pits, faux fur, and film people at The Roundhouse. Aspen over New Year’s is a strong maybe, and then a girls’ trip to Jackson in January. Already knee-dip in style inspo from my friend, founder , above, I ticked off the jacket box with the , below, for under $500! And yet: winter isn’t just a far-off fantasy. Snow is already dusting the San Gabriel Mountains, glistening like a postcard every time I head east on the 10--a bright-white reminder that it’s officially open season for slope-chic pieces—even if your idea of mountain life is more Topanga Canyon than Courchevel. has a TON of Alpine-glam wins, including , ,and . Plus, some sea-level finds that stand up to snowy conditions: the easy-to-layer , the striped (picture the big collars spilling out over a jacket), this (size up and get double takes at White House Tavern), the cropped fair-isle knit, the wool hoodie, and this -like embroidered .