East Kootenay snowpack values have fallen slightly, as the provincial snowpack average is among the lowest in B.C.’s history, according to the latest update from the River Forecast Centre.
The East Kootenay average is 76 per cent of normal, dropping from the March value recorded at 81 per cent of normal.
Provincially, the average is 63 per cent of normal, as the April snowpack bulletin is considered the premier bulletin for assessing the year’s seasonal snowpack and comparing to historical years, according to Jonathan Boyd, a hydrologist with the River Forecast Centre.