Snow levels finally drop this weekend, and the upper slopes could pick up more than a foot by Monday. It’s a start toward building a base, with a pause in the storms likely next week.

Snow is headed for the upper slopes of the Cascades. Larry Schick looks ahead to colder storms by mid-month and the chances for Thanksgiving turns.

One last warm spell, a cooler weekend and what a very strong El Niño could mean for the Pacific Northwest ski season.