Approximately 5 sqft of old ice is on hospice now the sun angle that just gets in over the trees for several hours through noon is too much. 90% certain it won't make it through the night. Just two days and change from March 1st spring it's like dying at 99yo and 10 months.
Drought is only broken by quantity of rainfall there has been no easing, surface mud is always present in a cold winter because of frozen ground
Drought guy though he can elaborate..
Patience my man I been consulting with Michio Kaku on advanced snow preservation techniques that involve artificial turf and buried thermo evaporative coolant lines with the goal of making it to Memorial Day.