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Fortress Mountain at 2150 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 5 am (local time) / 14 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Light rain (total 6.0mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Light rain (total 3.0mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | rain shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | cloudy | some clouds | |
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mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 5 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 |
min °C | 4 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 12 |
chill °C | 4 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 11 |
Humid % | 93 | 81 | 82 | 66 | 43 | 64 | 60 | 36 | 64 | 61 | 33 | 66 | 51 | 30 | 41 | 46 | 38 | 59 |
Freeze m | 2750 | 3000 | 3300 | 3450 | 3900 | 3850 | 3750 | 4000 | 3900 | 3700 | 4000 | 4000 | 3900 | 4300 | 4300 | 4150 | 4450 | 4600 |
 | 6:26 | — | — | 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 2150 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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- Churchill from Canada writes:
Re open Fortress! This place used to be one of the best hills in the country! Canada needs more ski hills with old lifts, friendly locals and deep pow than high-speed quads and Euros stomping on your skis! Canadian ski culture needs more resorts like Fortress!
Visitor Reviews of Fortress Mountain
Churchill from Canada writes:
Re open Fortress! This place used to be one of the best hills in the country! Canada needs more ski hills with old lifts, friendly locals and deep pow than high-speed quads and Euros stomping on your skis! Canadian ski culture needs more resorts like Fortress!
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