Nobody talks about how running changes the way you eat, sleep, think, and spend your time until suddenly you’re a completely different person and you can’t explain when it happened.
Spent a long weekend with a group of folks in the mountains of Switzerland.
All top people in their fields: a senior position in investment banking, CFO of a bank, serial acquirers, PE investors, etc.
Some of the obvious observations:
1. Everyone’s busy, grinding, working hard to get things done, to take care of their family.
2. Almost all guys work long hours, be it Friday, Saturday, or Sunday; most folks had their phones on, getting some work done at any given time.
3. Everyone’s normal people - it really comes down to having abnormal goals, desires, and the willingness to do what is necessary to accomplish all that.
When you hear folks in their late 30s, 40s, and 50s building and operating roll-up companies that are doing hundreds of millions in EBITDA, in niches you do not even know exist, it’s pretty special. Shows you the importance of focus and mastering your craft.
All the 72 hours we spent together was great proof that more events like this need to happen. Going from online to offline, getting out from the day-to-day.
Having various short and long interactions with people in different industries... Be it while on the lift coming up from the slope, during a coffee break, dinner, after dinner, 2-3 hour conversations, long walks, and overall brainstorming. Again, very special.
New York State plans to spend a whopping $15.4 million on snowmaking/trail improvements at its three ski areas this summer. $4 million at Belleayre, $5.43 million at Gore and $6 million at Whiteface. orda.org/wp-content/upl…
Atmospheric river-looking setup mid-next week for the mountains, mainly next Tue/Wed.
*Could* be our biggest mountain snow event since early December, maybe this season. Fingers crossed.
And as seemingly always this winter, Denver probably gets none of this.
#COwx
⭐️❄️ 1ST CALL SNOW MAP ❄️⭐️
I’m comfortable enough now to put real numbers on a forecast map — not raw model output, but a forecast built from actual meteorological reasoning.
This forecast is based on:
• Snow ratios
• Lower DGZ placement
• Front-end focused snowfall
• Dry dew points early
• Mixing potential near 800 mb (~6,000 ft) as coastal redevelopment occurs
🩶 ZONE 1: 4–6"
Lower Manhattan • Long Island • NJ Coast • Philadelphia
The front end of this storm should deliver 4–6" of snow, with locally higher amounts, before a transition to sleet and possibly freezing rain.
⚠️ I do NOT see this turning into “just rain.”
Ground temperatures will be in the upper teens to lower 20s — meaning freezing rain is a legitimate concern and should not be ignored.
🟦 ZONE 2: 6–10"
Interior North/Central NJ • North Shore LI • Upper Boroughs • Lower Westchester • Lower Fairfield CT
Soundings support some sleet here, but also a longer-duration front-end snowfall.
This is a challenging transition zone — and there is still a realistic scenario where no meaningful changeover occurs due to strong dynamics.
➡️ Higher-end totals are very much on the table.
🟪 ZONE 3: 10–15"
NW NJ • Poconos • Lower Hudson Valley • Central CT
This area benefits from very high snow ratios for nearly 90% of the storm before eventually shifting to wetter snow.
I am very confident that areas in purple do not switch to sleet or freezing rain.
This is the jackpot zone.
📌 SIDE THOUGHTS
This is my First Call.
Adjustments will be made.
Forecasting for more than 7+ million homes is never perfect — especially in a setup with this many microclimates and boundary-layer challenges.
But this is the best possible forecast with the data we have right now.
More updates coming.
Stay tuned ON tv UNTIL 10AM @PIX11News ❄️📺
There’s a story our culture that a packed calendar means you’re productive.
That’s bullshit.
Back to back meetings fry your nervous system and deplete your energy. Your creativity disappears. By the end of the day, you’re running on fumes.
The best work happens in open space.
The back story and behind the scenes preparations between Lindsey Vonn & new coach Aksel Lund Svindal, the fellow Olympic downhill champions joining forces with almost immediate success as the ski racing world, and beyond, witnessed this past weekend in St. Moritz. LV calls the 'Attacking Viking' a "F***ing Badass Skier"...
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🌨️ STORM UPDATE — FIRST ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HITS THE TRI-STATE SUNDAY MORNING
A quick-hitting system moving in overnight Saturday into Sunday morning is still tracking as forecast ⏱️
One key variable to watch is the area circled in white on the simulated satellite guidance 🛰️. This highlights very cold cloud tops (-50°C to -54°C) — a strong signal of enhanced lift and snow intensity 📈. Where this band sets up (or doesn’t) will dictate snowfall rates and final accumulations.
This region remains within my 3"+ snowfall zone 📍❄️, including Long Island, central NJ, and the Philadelphia metro. To the north and south lies a classic “screw zone” ⚠️ — where forcing weakens and snow drops off sharply, creating tight accumulation gradients.
Hypothetically 🤔: if this band develops earlier and lingers longer, we could tap into localized “BOOM” potential 💥❄️
More updates coming soon — see you on TV at 8AM on @PIX11News 📺 with Storm Tracking