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Fortress Mountain at 1800 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 10 am (local time) / 28 Feb 2026
Fortress Mountain Weather
(Next 3 days):
Fortress Mountain Weather (Days 4-6):
A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.Fortress Mountain Weather (Days 7-16):
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max °C | -6 | -3 | -9 | -2 | 0 | -7 | -2 | 0 | -5 | -2 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -4 |
min °C | -17 | -4 | -12 | -10 | -2 | -10 | -10 | -1 | -8 | -5 | -1 | -5 | -5 | 0 | -6 | -6 | -2 | -8 |
-21 | -8 | -18 | -16 | -7 | -16 | -16 | -5 | -13 | -9 | -6 | -11 | -10 | -3 | -10 | -10 | -4 | -12 | |
80 | 72 | 86 | 59 | 68 | 83 | 66 | 73 | 86 | 78 | 79 | 93 | 78 | 79 | 86 | 74 | 79 | 91 | |
750 | 1150 | 500 | 1450 | 1650 | 800 | 1650 | 1850 | 1100 | 1500 | 1700 | 1100 | 1750 | 1800 | 1100 | 1500 | 1550 | 700 | |
 | 7:26 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
 | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:28 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
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0 km away from Fortress Mountain
3 hours ago
The snow started yesterday afternoon and continued right through the night top leave us with 17cm in 24hrs in resort, over 22cm up higher. Clouds cleared and bluebird day today no wind sand excellent conditions from Fortress Mountain
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20 hours ago
It is snowing heavily at Banff Mt Norquay. from Banff Mt Norquay
0 km away from Fortress Mountain
21 hours agoAnother great day today, 10cm down low and 15cm up highs. Snow continued right throughout the days, temps dropped right down to -10 in morning then warmed up to -6. Light winds also helped with snow transport to refill everything from Fortress Mountain
Fortress Mountain Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 195 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 150 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 16 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 27 Feb 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Canada - Alberta are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (4)
Snow History
Week 4 of February has on average:
0.6 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
2.9 | 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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