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Fortress Mountain at 1800 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 4 pm (local time) / 27 Feb 2026
Fortress Mountain Weather
(Next 3 days):
Fortress Mountain Weather (Days 4-6):
Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.Fortress Mountain Weather (Days 7-16):
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light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | cloudy | some clouds | clear | cloudy | some clouds | clear | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | light snow | light snow | cloudy | |
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max °C | -3 | -8 | -7 | -4 | -10 | -3 | 0 | -8 | -1 | 0 | -6 | -3 | -1 | -4 | -2 | 0 | -4 |
min °C | -4 | -20 | -18 | -5 | -11 | -10 | -2 | -10 | -11 | -1 | -8 | -6 | -2 | -7 | -6 | -1 | -7 |
-8 | -24 | -18 | -9 | -16 | -15 | -6 | -16 | -16 | -5 | -13 | -10 | -7 | -11 | -9 | -1 | -10 | |
93 | 93 | 83 | 76 | 83 | 59 | 67 | 81 | 57 | 71 | 86 | 76 | 79 | 91 | 80 | 83 | 93 | |
1200 | 0 | 600 | 1100 | 350 | 1450 | 1650 | 700 | 1750 | 1800 | 900 | 1450 | 1600 | 1050 | 1550 | 1650 | 850 | |
 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | 6:17 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:27 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
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It is snowing heavily at Banff Mt Norquay. from Banff Mt Norquay
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Another 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: | 185 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 140 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 10 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 26 Feb 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Canada - Alberta are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
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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