> We will get a little above freezing tomorrow for the first time in
> a few days, but the long range still shows some quite cold nights
> coming so it's bouncing around.. not that unusual for late Feb and
> early March.
 
Similar to here, except the temperatures we are bouncing between are not
nearly as cold.  The only night for the next 5 or so that we are expecting 
to get below freezing is tomorrow (Sun), and that will be just barely.  
 
> I'm thinking now it must be pressure on the ice from above due
> to the weight of the heavier snow load on the ice this winter..
 
That sounds like sound reasoning.  I was thinking maybe the amount of
water under the ice was increasing somehow, which was pressuring it out of 
the hole, but the weight of the snow makes more sense.
 
Mike
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