The weather may be snowy and cold, but the season is likely over. Its over because the taps are old: 41 days now. And we are running out of time: return to Washington, DC April 14.
We saw last week that even with the freeze/thaw cycle (20s/40s) the sap did not run. We’ve had a good season. Above average. Average would be 75 gals. We should get close to 95 gals. We have a little over a week to complete all clean up: R/O, spouts/buckets/covers down and stowed, evaporator cleaned, all syrup bottled.
A good 6”- 8” of snow. Because of blowing and drifting its hard to tell exact amount. 22 overnight. Sunny and breezy today with a high of 30. Remainder of week is also cold with 1”-2” of snow forecast for Friday.