Fortress Mountain Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Fortress Mountain is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Wed night).
Fortress Mountain Weather (Days 4-6): A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -22°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 1.9 m | -14 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | -12 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 1.5 m | -8 | |
Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
— | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -8 | -7 | -12 | -8 | -7 | -12 | -7 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -11 | -8 | -5 | -12 | -13 | -10 | -14 |
min °C | -12 | -8 | -18 | -15 | -8 | -16 | -12 | -6 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -13 | -11 | -7 | -18 | -20 | -10 | -22 |
-17 | -11 | -23 | -19 | -13 | -22 | -19 | -9 | -8 | -14 | -13 | -13 | -11 | -7 | -18 | -20 | -13 | -27 | |
81 | 56 | 88 | 86 | 46 | 89 | 93 | 69 | 96 | 77 | 56 | 96 | 95 | 85 | 97 | 97 | 78 | 95 | |
0 | 700 | 0 | 0 | 600 | 0 | 0 | 950 | 650 | 650 | 750 | 0 | 0 | 900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — |
 | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:43 | — |
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Wed night).
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -22°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).
Latest snow reports near Fortress Mountain:
the temps warmed right up at the start of this cycle as the snow began to fall bringing wet snow/rain mix. Temps then dropped and we have 13cm of fresh and heavy snow continues to fall. Conditions are looking great from Fortress Mountain
| Top snow depth: | 190 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 150 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 12 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 8 Mar 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
1.9 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
2.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Fortress Mountain at the specific elevation of 1800 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Fortress Mountain. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of Canada.
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Overall 3.3 Based on 2 votes and 10 reviews
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.
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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