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Fortress Mountain at 1800 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 11 pm (local time) / 28 Mar 2026
Fortress Mountain Weather
(Next 3 days):
Fortress Mountain Weather (Days 4-6):
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.Fortress Mountain Weather (Days 7-16):
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night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | light snow | light snow | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | light snow | light snow | cloudy | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | |
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4 | — | 1 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | |
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max °C | -5 | -1 | -1 | -5 | -9 | -7 | -12 | -6 | -4 | -12 | -3 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -8 |
min °C | -10 | -5 | -1 | -9 | -11 | -8 | -20 | -11 | -4 | -12 | -7 | -2 | -11 | -8 | -4 | -17 |
-10 | -10 | -3 | -13 | -15 | -8 | -25 | -14 | -7 | -16 | -10 | -5 | -11 | -12 | -7 | -17 | |
93 | 87 | 78 | 95 | 93 | 86 | 94 | 72 | 65 | 95 | 82 | 90 | 96 | 93 | 88 | 97 | |
600 | 1100 | 1600 | 850 | 0 | 650 | 0 | 0 | 1100 | 0 | 750 | 1400 | 800 | 600 | 1250 | 0 | |
 | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:14 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
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Fortress Mountain Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 14 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 26 Mar 2026 |
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Other resorts in Canada - Alberta are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (2)
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Week 4 of March has on average:
0.2 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.3 | 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.
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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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