Before you hit the slopes, check the conditions with Herb Stevens, the Skiing Weatherman.

If you look to the west in the evening sky this week your are sure to catch a glimpse of  two of the atmosphere's brightest planets, Venus and Jupiter. Although hundreds of  millions of miles apart, an optical illusion leads you to believe they are very close.

The show will peak tonight, March 15 and is best viewed on the western horizon for four hours after sunset.

DELMAR - Schuyler Hatt calls himself the Mold Man. He's in the business of tracking down and getting rid of the microbial growth in tight places around your home. 

He took NewsChannel 13 on a tour of a family member's basement to show how to spot the signs of mold, starting with moisture.

"The breeding ground is the triangle you have moisture. Dead air space and food, your food can be lint, even soaps," Hatt said.

He said the laundry room is an attractor for mold as moisture seeps through windows and festers in the cracks near pipes and the walls -- sprouting the tell tale black and brown specks and musty smells.

"Black mold is most dangerous when it's dried out in powered form. That's when it gets in the lungs of the immunocompromised, the older people, the children. That's when it's most at risk," Hatt added.