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Mother Nature has delivered across the Australian Alps with near perfect timing for the start of the 2026 snow season tomorrow at most of the country's leading resorts, Saturday 6 June.
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Fortress Mountain at 1800 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 5 pm (local time) / 05 Jun 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Light rain (total 7.0mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 33.0mm), heaviest during Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
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rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | snow shwrs | light snow | light rain | rain shwrs | cloudy | rain shwrs | cloudy | light rain | light rain | heavy rain | light rain | light rain | mod. rain | |
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2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
max °C | 10 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
min °C | 9 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
6 | -1 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
56 | 76 | 65 | 33 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 85 | 73 | 56 | 76 | 82 | 91 | 97 | 98 | 96 | 98 | |
2800 | 2500 | 2400 | 2900 | 2000 | 1950 | 2250 | 2200 | 2250 | 2650 | 2550 | 2450 | 2550 | 2450 | 2400 | 2500 | 2450 | |
 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — |
 | — | 9:47 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:52 |
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| Last snowfall: | 1 Jun 2026 |
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Week 1 of June has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.1 | 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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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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