This time last year, the Skagit region was at 27% of normal and come summertime there was no Ross Lake this side of the 49th. This year the Skagit region is at 22%…

It’s interesting that in 2022, the Skagit region’s “% of normal” was similar to adjacent regions, but in the three years it is a fraction of adjacent regions.

I certainly can't prove it but I have some doubts about the accuracy here....especially with what I bolded in your post. I almost wonder if something in the data has been missed, overlooked, or just contains errors. The way pacific storms come in and bring snowfall to the south coast is almost identical to how it works in the Skagit region. The interior's dry barrier doesn't start until you get to Allison Pass. The Skagit region is entirely west of that and is in the coastal range.

And especially as someone who fishes the Skagit every year.....this doesn't seem right. In all my memory, if the Chilliwack/Vedder was running high on opening day (July 1st), then the Skagit would also be running high on opening day (July 1st).....and as the summers progress into September, the Skagit and the Chilliwack/Vedder are almost identical in going from high to fishable to low water conditions each and every year.

So yeah.....I'm questioning the data.

This time last year, the Skagit region was at 27% of normal and come summertime there was no Ross Lake this side of the 49th. This year the Skagit region is at 22%…

It’s interesting that in 2022, the Skagit region’s “% of normal” was similar to adjacent regions, but in the three years it is a fraction of adjacent regions.

here is the regional map for the Province

1988? Imagine a world that is supposedly 4.6 billion years old and we decide our national and global policies based on only the last 37 years of climate data. Come on Ralphy. You're too smart for that.

LOL! You're good for a laugh RG.

the Provincial Average for March 31st (the black line at the top of the red portion of the graph) is in the lowest 10th percentile for the accumulated averages since 1988, which is not a good result and really hasn't changed at all in the last couple of months.

1988? Imagine a world that is supposedly 4.6 billion years old and we decide our national and global policies based on only the last 37 years of climate data. Come on Ralphy. You're too smart for that.

Here's the official report:

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/air-land-water/water/drought-flooding-dikes-dams/river-forecast-centre/snow-survey-water-supply-bulletin/snow-conditions-commentary

It is is quite true that a considerable amount was added to the pack in March though that is not surprising and doesn't contradict anything I posted.

If you look at the graph near the bottom of the report you can see that the Provincial Average for March 31st (the black line at the top of the red portion of the graph) is in the lowest 10th percentile for the accumulated averages since 1988, which is not a good result and really hasn't changed at all in the last couple of months.

Even the Whistler pack (936cm) is low at 85% of the average (1100cm) of the last 20 years which is lower than the Provincial average .

the river has come up and flow thru the gravel has increased. I was there this morning and i think the fry went downstream with the water flow.

that's good news! Thanks for keeping us up to date.

Have a nice day. Cheers!

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weather/forecasts/a-300-cm-miracle-the-snow-surge-that-recharged-this-ski-giant-whistler-blackcomb-british-columbia

Look at this Ralphy. It's not all doom and gloom. I told you that March can surprise us with some impressive snowpack increases....especially on a La Nina year.
If these crazy snowfalls keep happening, they may have to go back to telling us that acid rain will start melting the skin off of our bones....can't go one year without some sort of fear mongering for the masses...do you remember when the acid rain harbinger was in the news?

the river has come up and flow thru the gravel has increased. I was there this morning and i think the fry went downstream with the water flow.

River I was on Thursday was 8 to 9C  around 2pm. IME that river is usually warmer than the chilli V/C. Not much chance of it hitting 16C the past few days IMO.