Down to 28 last night.  Re-froze all the melt from the prior days rain.  And we had maybe  1/2” of snow.  Up to 36 today and partly sunny.  We had a few lazy snow flakes at times.  At 2:00 PM we headed out to collect.  The tractor started right away!    We had some concern there would be a lot of ice in the buckets.  There was not a lot of ice.  It did not drop below freezing until after mid-night.  And when the sun did appear it help melt.  We collected 260 gallons of sap.   There was rain mixed in with the sap too.  We may have to boil longer.  Tonight it gets colder: in the teens.  Glad the buckets are empty and ready for fresh sap. 

For reference, last year’s season, 2012,  March 12th was about the end of the season due to the warm weather.