Snow Basin Indices Map

This is a map of current snow basin indices across British Columbia. Snow basin index mapping is based on analysis from the River Forecast Centre, and is meant to accompany the Snow Conditions and Water Supply Bulletins that are published for data from January 1st, February 1st, March 1st, April 1st, May 1st, May 15th, June 1st and June 15th each year. Snow data collection is managed by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy's Snow Program.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 20:29 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 20:29 (UTC)
contact_email	david.campbell@gov.bc.ca
contact_person	{"en": "Government of British Columbia; Government of British Columbia; River Forecast Centre", "fr": "Gouvernement de la Colombie-Britannique; Gouvernement de la Colombie-Britannique; River Forecast Centre"}
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geographic_scope	[]
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open_canada_date_published	2022-09-15 00:00:00
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title_fr
update_frequency	P1M