Fortress Mountain Resort
Ski resort · Alberta, Canada
Fortress Mountain Resort is a ski resort in Alberta (Canada) with 31 km of runs and 0 lifts. You can ski between 1,982 m and 2,315 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 333 m. Its longest run is Canterbury Trail (2.0 km) and the steepest, Friar's Tuck, reaches ≈ 61% on its toughest stretch.
See Fortress Mountain Resort on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 31 km
- Lifts
- 0
- Elevation
- 1,982–2,315 m
- Vertical drop
- 333 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue5.6 km
- Red11 km
- Black15 km
The steepest runs at Fortress Mountain Resort
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Friar's Tuck Black≈ 61% · 31°
- Flying Fortress Black≈ 58% · 30°
- Show Off Red≈ 58% · 30°
- 4th Chute Black≈ 58% · 30°
- 3rd Chute Black≈ 56% · 29°
The longest runs
- Canterbury Trail Blue2.0 km
- Jolly Jester Red1.6 km
- Easy Out Blue1.3 km
- Good Night Black1.1 km
- Ridge Red1.0 km
When to go to Fortress Mountain Resort
For snow, April: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 2,150 m (the resort's mean elevation is 2,148 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Fortress Mountain Resort
- Nakiska14 km · 27 km of runs
- Banff Sunshine Village49 km · 77 km of runs
- Mt Norquay50 km · 25 km of runs
- Fairmont Hot Springs70 km · 13 km of runs
- Panorama Mountain Resort83 km · 74 km of runs
- Wapiti91 km · 8.9 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fortress Mountain Resort?
- In Alberta, Canada. The nearest resort is Nakiska, 14 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Fortress Mountain Resort have?
- 31 km: 5.6 km of blue runs, 11 km of red runs, 15 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Fortress Mountain Resort?
- You can ski between 1,982 m and 2,315 m: a vertical drop of 333 m.
- What is the steepest run at Fortress Mountain Resort?
- Friar's Tuck (black), at ≈ 61% (31°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Fortress Mountain Resort?
- For snow, April: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Fortress Mountain Resort?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.