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'93 SR-V
09-30-2005, 04:48 AM
Not that it's th best hill ever, but it looks like it's going to be open this year. Another company based in banff is looking to take it over from RCR. If anybody is looking for a cheap season pass, student pre-season is only $200!

check it out: www.skifortress.ca

Also worth mentioning is that they plan to re-build the back side chair and are planning to run snow cats up the back in the mean time!
Team_Mclaren
09-30-2005, 09:51 AM
wow thats pretty awesome!!!
i was pissed when they closed down last year... much better than nakiska imo
Gspotracer
09-30-2005, 10:03 AM
I hear there are plans to open another face as well as build a gondola up to the hill(similar to Sunshine)
Manifesto55
09-30-2005, 10:05 AM
Good deal the back side chair was sketchy at best. At $200 you'd only need to go 7 times to make it pay off. Decent.
benyl
09-30-2005, 10:24 AM
Gondola? Seems like overkill to me.
Nix87
09-30-2005, 11:07 AM
Originally posted by benyl
Gondola? Seems like overkill to me.

:werd: anyways the road is half the fun going there! plus i doubt they could build a suitable parking lot down there.
A_3
09-30-2005, 04:58 PM
I think that road turned alot of people off going to Fortress. I remember lots of comments like, "great mountain but that road up to it is really dangerous". I was under the impression that all the lifts had been torn down, it will be great to see it opened again, alot of amazing terrain up there.
Singel
09-30-2005, 10:52 PM
Anyone remember what a lift ticket used to cost before it closed? This is a stellar deal, not sure if I should go with the seasons pass or not, $20 for a midweek lift pass is pretty damn good
googe
10-01-2005, 02:00 AM
well its probably cheap cause the backside will be closed while they rebuild it?
Nix87
10-01-2005, 01:46 PM
Originally posted by googe
well its probably cheap cause the backside will be closed while they rebuild it?

the backside will be open, its the farside that will be closed until the new chair is installed.
'93 SR-V
10-01-2005, 05:13 PM
Even though the chair will be down, the snow cats will be taking people up, so it will still kind of be open... It will probably take a long time to get up, but the snow will be great anyway! As for the season pass, it's hard to say if it will pay off or not. A midweek pass is only $20, $30 on weekends, so it's not that bad. But $200 is dirt cheap compared to most hills.
bruce_eli
10-02-2005, 08:00 PM
Didn't you get banned from here? GTFO S4L.
Gurpy
10-02-2005, 08:02 PM
Which ones S4L?
snowboard
10-02-2005, 08:03 PM
Yah fortress was fun. My first time snowboarding went down the canadians. haha. i scorped some where along the way and hit myself in the back of the head with my board. loved it.!
Gurpy
10-02-2005, 08:05 PM
Used to go to fort once or twice a year when I was young...don't really remember it all that much. Friend patrolled there though, was supposed to head up on a couple of those patroller only days before it opened to the public - but I cancelled both times....kept getting sick :(