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colt454
01-31-2011, 04:39 PM
every one ready for the snow storm they are talking about? guess this means snow shoes and tapping for all. FUN FUN FUN !!!!!!

ehafkey
01-31-2011, 05:55 PM
I live 30mi south of GreenBay and this morning on my way to the Milwaukee airport it was a white out for about 40mi. then nothing. This was all lake affect snow so i'm not to worried. Flew into St Louis and its just rain here but sounds like ice later tonight. I fly home on Wed or I'm supposed to fly on Wed. I need to hang more tubing but with 3ft of snow on the ground its a major pain in the legs. :)

red maples
01-31-2011, 07:03 PM
I already have to get around by snow shoe!!! there is I guess 2+ feet snow pack in the woods right now I don't know for sure I don't go with out snow shoes. I will have to bend over to tap some of the trees this year!!!

treefinder
01-31-2011, 08:25 PM
i heard 8" to 16" hear by me just started hanging new 3/4" in the woods in 8" of snow with the 4 wheeler . now looks like we'll have to use the snowmobiles to get in there.

Southtowns27
01-31-2011, 08:30 PM
10-14" forecasted here...already have 3-4' in the woods. I'm not scared..lol

cpmaple
01-31-2011, 08:32 PM
I've been in the woods this past weekend and we had about 20" of snow here at my house at my other bush right around 2.5ft of snow in the woods but, its in the mountains. NOT GOOD cpmaple

lmathews
02-01-2011, 06:54 AM
Let it come.Not much for frost at my location so the 16" of powdered snow will not last long when season comes.I do not want to plow but wish my woods had another 2'.So maybe my wish will come true.Good luck to all.

SAP EATER
02-01-2011, 06:57 PM
When do you guys up in NY start tapping?

collinsmapleman2012
02-01-2011, 07:01 PM
i tap usually the 2nd or 3rd week in february, and as late as march depending on how i think it will run

Thompson's Tree Farm
02-01-2011, 07:18 PM
Generally I tap after March 1st. Base the timing after that on the extended forecasts. I'm getting to a size now that I have to begin much sooner to get it all done so I may begin the last week of Feb. This year.

treefinder
02-01-2011, 07:21 PM
i start when the 10 day forcast looks like the saps going to run all week. . i've tapped as early as feb 11th and as late as march 22nd.

cpmaple
02-01-2011, 08:37 PM
I start tapping right around the second to third week of feb. Located about 7 miles from the shore of lake champlain in crown point ny. cpmaple

Southtowns27
02-03-2011, 09:13 AM
Last year I tapped the last week of January...but sometimes not until early March.