Winter Fun with Snow in the Black Hills and Badlands

Four distinct seasons in the great outdoors are some of the best reasons for living here in the Black Hills of South Dakota. And some of the best reasons for visiting here. The winter season gives us an excuse to savor the radiance and aroma of the fireplace, and to snuggle up with a blanket feels extra-good. Instead of dreading the cold season, we humor it, play it, embrace it and romance it.

Sometimes, winter visitors are astounded when they arrive in our foothills communities and find very little snow, Not to worry! A few miles farther - and 4,000 feet higher - it's four or five feet deep! The 7,000 ft. elevations of the Black Hills get dependable snows, averaging 150 inches a year. Because the winds come from the northwest, the moisture heavy clouds dump most of the snow on the northern Black Hills.

Temperatures in the Black Hills are usually warmer than the rest of South Dakota where it can get as cold as 30 degrees below. The Black Hills area will usually get one blizzard each winter (typically in February) and one cold snap (typically in January). Occasionally the entire area will see a brief spell of subzero temperatures. However, warmer weather returns quickly to the Black Hills. Chinook winds can also send the mercury into the 50s and 60s.

To request your Free Romancing the Snow magazine, contact us at (605) 355-3600 or e-mail us at info@blackhillsbadlands.com

Winter Fun Partners
Rapid City Convention & Vistitors Bureau
Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
The Journey Museum
Fairfield Inn- Spearfish
Visit Spearfish
Ski Cross-Country
Best Western- Black Hills Lodge
Rodeway Inn and Suites- Spearfish
Spearfish Canyon Lodge
Black Hills Amphitheater
Holiday Inn Express and Suites- Sturgis
Legendary Lead
Homestake Gold Mine Vistor Center
Terry Peak Ski Resort
Black Hills Railroad Roundhouse
Mystic Miner Ski Resort
Mountain Stream Estates
Trailshead Lodge
Wall-Badlands Area Chamber of Commerce
Cactus Cafe and Lounge
Super 8- Wall
Days Inn- Wall
EconoLodge-Rapid City
Ramkota Hotel- Rapid City
Quality Inn- Rapid City
Holiday Inn Express and Suites-Rapid City
The Gaslight Dining and Saloon
Black Hills Vistor Informatioin Center
Museum of Geology
The Lodge at Deadwood
Comfort Inn- Gulches of Fun
Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suties- Deadwood
Gold Dust Gaming Resort
Executive Lodging of the Black Hills
Deadwood Connections
Deadwood Gulch Gaming Resort
Silverado Franklin Historic Hotel and Gaming Complex
Custer State Park
Custer State Park Camping Reservations
Custer State Park Resort
Hill City-The Heart of the Hills
Super 8 Hotel- Hill City/ Mt. Rushmore
Prairie Berry Winery
Mitchell Convention & Visitors Bureau
EconoLodge- Mitchell
Hampton Inn- Mitchell





Links to Consider:
Free Vacation Guide
Book a Reservation
Historic Gaming
Find a Map
Play In Our Parks
Places to Stay
Winter Vacation Packages