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Fortress Mountain at 2150 m altitudeIssued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 5 am (local time) / 20 May 2019
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 5.0mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Heavy rain (total 38.0mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
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Wind (km/h) |  15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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Snow cm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Rain mm | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | - | - | - |
Max °C | -2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | -2 | -1 | -1 |
Min °C | -2 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 |
WChill°C | -6 | -5 | -6 | -3 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -5 |
| Humid.% | 67 | 80 | 89 | 90 | 87 | 96 | 84 | 77 | 89 | 75 | 69 | 86 | 82 | 73 | 89 | 84 | 75 | 98 | 96 | 93 | 98 |
| Freezing level (m) | 1850 | 2050 | 1700 | 2100 | 2400 | 2300 | 2450 | 2750 | 2650 | 2700 | 2850 | 2700 | 2650 | 2900 | 2800 | 2750 | 2850 | 2300 | 1850 | 1950 | 1900 |
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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.
Click here to read further information on freezing levels and how we forecast our temperatures.
Snow Radar
Latest snow reports near Fortress Mountain:
Snow Depth
| The upper snow depth is: | - cm |
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| The lower snow depth is: | - cm |
| The fresh snowfall depth is: | 9 cm |
| When did it last snow? | 19 May 2019 |
Other resorts in Canada - Alberta are reporting:
Snow History
Week 3 of May has on average:
0.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.5 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.1 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
Late May in the USA: Aspen To Re-Open And Heavy Snowfall Hits California
Aspen ski area has announced it will re-open for the US Memorial Day long holiday weekend at the end of the month (May 25-27). The resort will re- open 130 acres on Aspen Mountain for skiing and boarding. It will mean that three Colorado ski areas will be open for the last weekend of the month as Breckenridge (pictured above earlier this month) and Arapahoe Basin are yet to end their 2018-19 ski seasons, Arapahoe Basin will stay open daily to June 2nd and recently announced it will re-open the following weekend. Meanwhile in California, where four ski areas are still open, there’s a heavy snowstorm dumping down at present. Mammoth (pictured top and below) reported 20cm of snowfall in
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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.
Click here to read further information on freezing levels and how we forecast our temperatures.
Visitor Reviews of Fortress Mountain
Overall 3.3 Based on 1 vote 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!
Free Snow-Forecast.com weather widget for your website
The Fortress Mountain skiing weather widget below is available to embed on external websites free of charge. It provides a daily summary of our Fortress Mountain snow forecast and current weather conditions. Simply go to the feed configuration page and follow the 3 simple steps to grab the custom html code snippet and paste it into your own site. You can choose the snow forecast elevation (summit, mid-mountain or bottom lift) and metric/imperial units for the snow forecast feed to suit your own website…. Click here to get the code.
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