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Fortress Mountain Resort
Ski resort in Alberta, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fortress Mountain was a ski resort in Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada.
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Location | Kananaskis, Alberta![]() |
Nearest major city | Calgary 115 km - (71 mi.) |
Coordinates | 50°49′40″N 115°12′06″W |
Vertical | 700 m - (2500 ft) |
Top elevation | 2500 m - (8400 ft) |
Base elevation | 1800 m - (5905 ft) |
Snowfall | 600–900 cm (236–354.5 in) |
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The resort is situated on a 14.7 km2 (3,600 acres) Provincial Crown Lease surrounded by Spray Valley and Peter Lougheed Provincial Parks. The original lease was granted in 1967, which pre-dates both Kananaskis Country itself by eleven years, as well as the provincial parks which now surround it.
The resort is located near the Kananaskis Trail (115 km west of Calgary). It is owned and operated by Fortress Mountain Holdings Ltd.
The resort is currently being used by Canadian climate researchers to gather data on the effects of climate change on the region.