The BC River Forecast Centre has released the latest Snow and Water Supply Bulletin, showing higher than normal levels for both Boundary and West Kootenay snowpacks. The Boundary snowpack is at 134 percent of normal, which is a six percent increase since the last bulletin issued on February 1, 2020. The West Kootenay snowpack is at 121 percent of normal, a decrease of five percent since last reported.
Regular snowpacks are only just starting to melt at lower elevations and show could continue to accumulate at higher elevations even after spring officially arrives March 19th.
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