New! Fortress Mountain Adventure Tour

Dogsled through movie sets!

Experience the beauty of Fortress Mountain by dogsled. Once one of Alberta’s premier ski areas, Fortress Mountain now offers a popular cat-skiing operation and is a favorite location for many movie sets.

Movies filmed at Fortress

Alberta's dramatic landscapes have become some of Hollywood’s favourite filming locations. Here are some of the most famous: Inception, The Revenant, Cold Pursuit, The Bourne Legacy, Jumanji: The Next Level and many more.

This tour will begin with a shuttle from the base of the access road up to our trailhead at the base of the old ski area (approx 10 min). From here, you will ride in an all terrain vehicle to the start of the dogsled section. You will have an opportunity to meet the dogs, receive detailed instruction on what to expect on the tour and assist the guides with harnessing and setting up the teams if required. This is a new trail, built this year, for our dogsledding company. Here, you will enjoy terrain and views that many have not been able to see since 2004 except in the movies.

Spectacular views in all directions will seen along this trail that skirts around the now popular KPOW cat ski operation and back along the plateau of West Woody for approx. 10 km. This is a more physical tour with short sections of heavy pushing, longer sections of lighter pushing, downhills, and rest breaks along the way. Please note that this tour does require a bit more physicality than our other tours and is at a higher elevation (7000 ft approx). Hot chocolate, water and cookies will be served along the trail. Once back at the trailhead, you will be transferred back to the warm van by all-terrain vehicle and shuttled back to the parking area.

Fortress Mountain, Kananaskis Country

Perched high in the Canadian Rockies, Fortress Mountain Resort is located just over one hour west of Calgary, Alberta in Kananaskis Country. 

With 750cm (300 inches) of average annual snowfall, wind-protected slopes, incredible tree skiing, and up to 2000+ acres of stunning terrain, Fortress is a bastion of the authentic Canadian mountain experience.

A New Place to Play!

Directions

  • Fortress is approx 40 min from Canmore or one hour from the western edge of Calgary.

  • Travel on the Trans Canada Highway (#1), east from Canmore or west from Calgary

  • Take the Highway 40 exit at the Stoney Nakoda Casino and travel 45 kms (note we are 18 km past the Nakiska exit).

  • At the Centex station at Fortress Junction, turn right onto the Fortress Mountain Access road.

  • Travel 400 meters and park on the right hand side of the road. We ask that you to park on the right hand side to leave room for snow clearing operations.

  • Be aware of wildlife on the highway and especially on Highway 40.