Sioux Falls Great Bear Ski Valley Closes For Winter Storm

The Sioux Empire has been living in a Winter Wonderland for the last few weeks. This winter weather trend is continuing this week with a Winter Storm Warning in effect beginning on Monday afternoon continuing through Tuesday evening.

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Dakota News Now is reporting that Great Bear Ski Valley is adjusting its hours due to the winter storm heading towards the Sioux Empire. The ski valley even provided a post on its Facebook page about its modified hours.

Great Bear Ski Valley states that it "will be closing at 5 pm (Monday) due to the incoming storm and we will be closed tomorrow (Tuesday) due to the forecasted inclement weather." This closure might come as a shock to snow lovers across the Sioux Falls region. However, the team at Great Bear Ski Valley explains this closure is necessary to keep its patrons and staff safe from the inclement weather.

"A Winter Storm Warning is in place for southern and eastern South Dakota, southwestern Minnesota, and part of northwestern Iowa. A Winter Weather Advisory is in place for parts of central and northeastern South Dakota. An Ice Storm Warning for parts of northwestern Iowa. These alerts begin Monday and will last through the afternoon and early evening Tuesday.

We’ve already got snow developing south of I-90 this morning. We’ll see snow continue to develop and spread across the region, especially heading into this afternoon and evening. Sleet and freezing rain are expected across the southeastern counties heading into the afternoon and evening hours. The precipitation should become all snow again late Monday night into early Tuesday morning, and continue throughout the day Tuesday.

As far as accumulations go, the heaviest snow will be in an area from Winner to Mitchell to Marshall, where a foot of snow or more could be possible. Totals will be lower the further northwest you go and also in the areas that see the freezing rain and sleet. Ice accumulations will run from two tenths to four tenths of an inch in the Ice Storm Warning. Areas like Sioux Falls, Brookings, Marshall and Yankton could see up to two tenths of an inch of ice.

Once the system moves out, we’ll cool down for a few days with highs in the teens to near 20. Temperatures look to bounce back closer to average heading into next weekend, and the next chance of precipitation looks to occur next Saturday in the form of a few light snow showers."

You can always stay with Dakota News Now for the latest weather information.

Enjoy this winter extravaganza!