the light and powdery stuff that skiers love. that means it should be a green christmas for the resorts. >> looks fun. >> lots of cash. wintry storm hitting the pacific northwest. another system slamming the great lakes could cause travel headaches. >> accu-weather meteorologist jim dickey is tracking snow in the north and downpours in the south. >> good morning. a couple of systems we are keeping an eye on. one an area of low pressure that's moving into the northwest that will bring snow to seattle in many locations. this will be the first significant snow of the season. couple of inches piling up before we do change over to rain in the afternoon. across the east, there's a frontal boundary strung out here. marks the battleground to the north. warmth being drawn out of the south. 40s and 50s. over the weekend 50s and 60s. challenging record warmth. these clashes of air masses here will lead to widespread rain, ice, snow into the weekend.