New €155m Les Grands Montets Lift Begins Opening This Winter
Closed since the devastating 2018 fire, the first part of the flagship new Grands Montets lift above Argentière in the Chamonix Valley is set to open this December.
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Fortress Mountain at 1800 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 5 pm (local time) / 19 Sep 2026
Next 3 days weather summary:Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Light rain (total 5.0mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
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clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | |
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mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
max °C | 17 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 6 |
min °C | 16 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
chill °C | 16 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
Humid % | 33 | 49 | 51 | 30 | 52 | 57 | 27 | 48 | 53 | 28 | 61 | 69 | 46 | 63 | 75 | 42 | 58 |
Freeze m | 3750 | 3800 | 3950 | 4000 | 3950 | 3950 | 3900 | 3800 | 3600 | 3750 | 3550 | 3050 | 3100 | 2850 | 2500 | 2900 | 2950 |
 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
 | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — |
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Fortress Mountain Snow Conditions
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| Last snowfall: | 14 Sep 2026 |
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Other resorts in Canada - Alberta are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 3 of September has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Visitor Reviews of Fortress Mountain
Overall 3.3 Based on 2 votes and 10 reviews
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- Kathleen from Canada writes:
I remember skiing Fortress back in the late 80's and loved it. Hope it will open again - hope they reopen the old lodge too - was a great place to stay - totally old school skiing and lots of good fun.
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Kathleen from Canada writes:
I remember skiing Fortress back in the late 80's and loved it. Hope it will open again - hope they reopen the old lodge too - was a great place to stay - totally old school skiing and lots of good fun.
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