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North America Weekly Snow Roundup #311
Weekly Snow News for North America, updated 23 April 2026: Late-season snowfall of up to 50cm (20") hits western resorts as spring warmth accelerates thaw elsewhere.
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Fortress Mountain at 1800 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 11 am (local time) / 26 Apr 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3.0mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Moderate rain (total 11.0mm) heaviest on Fri morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | |||||||||||||
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light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | clear | some clouds | light rain | light snow | light snow | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | rain shwrs | light rain | light rain | light snow | |
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— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
max °C | -5 | -3 | -7 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
min °C | -7 | -3 | -11 | -3 | 2 | -5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
-10 | -3 | -14 | -3 | 2 | -7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 | 2 | -2 | |
86 | 73 | 96 | 81 | 61 | 82 | 73 | 68 | 98 | 92 | 68 | 76 | 65 | 49 | 80 | 98 | 92 | 99 | |
600 | 1250 | 300 | 1250 | 1900 | 1250 | 1900 | 2300 | 1950 | 2050 | 2400 | 2350 | 3150 | 2900 | 2550 | 2300 | 2450 | 2050 | |
 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
 | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 |
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Fortress Mountain Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 13 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 25 Apr 2026 |
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Other resorts in Canada - Alberta are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 4 of April has on average:
0.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.8 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.3 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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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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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.
Visitor Reviews of Fortress Mountain
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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