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Fortress Mountain at 1800 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 5 pm (local time) / 14 Aug 2026
Now
Next 3 days weather summary:Light rain (total 4.0mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Moderate rain (total 15.0mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
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cloudy | rain shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | mod. rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | |
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mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
max °C | 9 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 15 |
min °C | 9 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 12 |
chill °C | 9 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 12 |
Humid % | 83 | 82 | 63 | 39 | 59 | 55 | 32 | 69 | 55 | 30 | 90 | 73 | 59 | 66 | 59 | 36 | 51 |
Freeze m | 3000 | 3300 | 3400 | 3750 | 3850 | 3750 | 4050 | 3850 | 3750 | 4050 | 3850 | 3550 | 3650 | 4100 | 4100 | 4450 | 4500 |
 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:53 | — |
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Fortress Mountain Snow Conditions
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| Last snowfall: | 12 Jun 2026 |
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Other resorts in Canada - Alberta are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 2 of August has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | 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.
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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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