Black Hills Resemble Winter in Early Fall

Less than a week into autumn, the Black Hills of South Dakota were blanketed with snow, creating a wintry scene that only children and ski operators could enjoy. “It’s a little too early for me, but my daughter loves it,” said Marcy Jones at Deadwood’s Chamber of Commerce. “It’s not uncommon to get a foot or two of snow at a time; it’s just usually a month from now.” A band of snow fell from the Colorado Rockies to the Black Hills. Meteorologist Joel Burgio of Weather Services Corp. said it is not unusual for the Rocky Mountains to get snow in September, but usually it is flurries.