We started tapping last Saturday, the snowmobile got stuck so it was snowshoes all day. The going was OK. We sank in between 4-6" most of the time, but everything was very light and fluffy.
Then we went back out yesterday (snowmobile still got stuck), I was thinking the snowshoes would stay on top better. Boy, was I wrong. The warm weather made the snow very soft. With each step we sank down 8-12" but now the snow was heavy and loaded up the top of the snowshoes often, requiring us to shake the snowshoe to get rid of some of the weight. The going was actually about twice the effort to walk that it had been a few days earlier.
Colder today, thus not much melting today. Our next chance to get out is Sat. I sure hope the going is faster then. Yesterday mid afternoon we did start getting our first sap flow, however it was very slow, and only about 1/3 of the holes were running as we tapped. From Sat. on my help has a week off from college so any still not done can then be finished each day til finished.