getting a little worried about this season!!!

[Greyfox]

My concern isn't the start date of the season, it's the pattern that has developed this winter. It seems that we fluctuate between very cold stretches and very warm ones. My fear is that the cold snap will break loose for a bit and we'll have a great week or so, and then we might go into a prolonged warm spell. HOPEFULLY I'm wrong....my wife generally says that I am...but only time will tell. Either way we'll make some syrup, have a good time, and live to tell the tale of the best year, the worst year, or the average year of 2014. Good luck all.

Doc

[Shawn]

Ya I know you cannot believe the long range and I get reminded of that by the wife. I guess its called pacing back and forth and waiting. Time will tell, at least I get to hear from folks that were near my home town Like Orwell VT!

[WESTVIRGINIAMAPLER]

Definite concern in WV. Ice tonight and then snow and 10 to 15 inches predicted tomorrow on top of the already deep frost in the ground and then to below zero tomorrow night. Hardly any sap weather in sight here and we haven't had hardly any. Normal season is over here around 21st of March. Concerned it will go from cold to warm. Done that 3 times in last 11 years. At about 25% of full crop so far in 7+ weeks. Normally last week of Feb and 1st week of March are about are two best weeks and duds this year it appears.

[Gary R]

Concern here also. At least I've made enough to satisfy my sweet tooth for a year. The things that make me laugh are those that say this is a normal winter. They must only remember the cold ones. For us in western PA we are running 20 degrees below historical averages. Day time highs should be low 40's and lows upper twenties. Sugarmaker and I were talking the other day. We believe we will get at least one more run or we go straight to next winter