Where is Terry Peak Ski Area?

Terry Peak Ski Area is a ski resort in Black Hills, SD. Coordinates: 44.33° N, 103.84° W.

How high is Terry Peak Ski Area?

Terry Peak Ski Area runs from a base at 6,000 ft to a summit at 7,100 ft, a vertical drop of 1,100 ft.

How big is Terry Peak Ski Area?

Terry Peak Ski Area has 30 named runs and 4 lifts, as published by the resort.

How much snow does Terry Peak Ski Area get in a typical season?

At the North Rapid Creek NRCS station (6,150 ft), the 1991–2020 median snow depth peaks at 27 inches around Feb 23; that is depth on the ground at one elevation, not seasonal snowfall.

Which ski pass covers Terry Peak Ski Area?

Terry Peak Ski Area is on the Indy Pass, per the pass's published resort lists. Blackout days and partner-day limits vary by pass tier; check the pass site before you go.

What is the base depth at Terry Peak Ski Area today?

As of 9:46 a.m. MT Oct 20, the SNOTEL sensor at the North Rapid Creek station (6,150 ft) measures a 0 inches base at Terry Peak Ski Area.

Does Terry Peak Ski Area have live webcams?

Yes — this page has 2 webcams for Terry Peak Ski Area (live video), free and without an account.

Where does Terry Peak Ski Area's snow data come from?

From the NRCS snow-telemetry station assigned to Terry Peak Ski Area. PeakCam syncs it every six hours and runs range and spike quality checks. When at least two unflagged on-mountain user reports land within 24 hours, they can move the condition rating by one tier — they never change the depth number. Sensor readings can differ from the resort's own report, which usually quotes the upper mountain.

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Terry Peak Ski Area

As of 9:46 a.m. MT Oct 20, the Terry Peak Ski Area SNOTEL station (North Rapid Creek, 6,150 ft) reports 0 in. of new snow in 24 h, 0 in. in 48 h, base 0 in.

Black Hills · SD

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Description · generated

Terry Peak Ski Area is in the Black Hills of South Dakota, United States, near Lead. The summit sits at 7,100 feet and the base at 6,000 feet, giving 1,100 feet of vertical. The mountain has 30 runs served by four chairlifts, along with a terrain park and a covered surface lift in the beginner area. Snowmaking covers most of the terrain, and the area has been skiable since the winter of 1954. It is included on the Indy Pass.

Stewart Slope from the Stewart Lodge Cam

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63°Feels 63°

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PeakCam Snow Scorepoor2026-10-20

As of Oct 20, Terry Peak Ski Area's PeakCam Snow Score is 6 of 100 (poor): snow quality 6 of 15, depth vs normal 0 of 30, 7-day snow 0 of 25, 7-day forecast 0 of 20.

Why 6? The five components

Depth vs normal0 / 30
base 0 in. (SNOTEL); no station normal to compare with, so 60 in. earns 27 of 30 · SNOTEL
New snow, 7 days0 / 25
0 in. of new snow in the last 7 days (SNOTEL) · SNOTEL
Forecast, 7 days0 / 20
0 in. forecast over the next 7 days (median of 9 models, Open-Meteo) · model
Snow quality6 / 15
snow within the last day, 3-day high 61°F (SNOTEL) · derived
Operating status0 / 10
status unknown (nothing on file) · none

Algorithmic, formula score-v1: great ≥ 75, good ≥ 55, fair ≥ 35. How the score works · JSON

Last 30 days

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24h New Snow

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Warming trend

Outlook

Updated Oct 20 · Source: snotel

Base depthSNOTELrecent 2 h
24 h newSNOTELrecent 2 h
TempNWS stationlive 1 h
WindNWS stationlive 1 h
Next 48 hmodelestimated 3 h
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5-Day Forecast

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14-day snow outlook · summit

0 in next 7 days · 0.1 in over 14 · peak 0.1 in on Thu, Oct 29

9 models agree today · 9 models in the blend

Today
20
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63°/41°
9m
Wed
21
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60°/36°
9m
Thu
22
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64°/48°
8m
Fri
23
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63°/43°
8m
Sat
24
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45°/28°
7m
Sun
25
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48°/29°
7m
Mon
26
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38°/30°
6m
Tue
27
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46°/29°
5m
Wed
28
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44°/26°
5m
Thu
29
0.1"
38°/20°
4m
Fri
30
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48°/22°
3m
Sat
31
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49°/31°
2m
Sun
1
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57°/30°
2m
Mon
2
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54°/35°
2m

Median of the models that reach each day; the pale band is the 25th–75th percentile across models. Updated every 6 hours. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0) · every model · how it is verified

Day	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Snow
Tue	AM	63°/ 63°	3	—
	PM	63°/ 57°	2	—
	EVE	53°/ 44°	2	—
Wed	AM	55°/ 38°	2	—
	PM	60°/ 57°	5	—
	EVE	52°/ 43°	11	—
Thu	AM	59°/ 52°	9	—

Tue

63°

EVE

53°

Wed

55°

60°

EVE

52°

Thu

59°

Snow amounts: PeakCam blend of 9 models (Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0) · Narrative, temperature and wind: National Weather Service · Updated hourly

What the instruments say

by elevation band

Latest station observations near Terry Peak Ski Area, by elevation band
Band	Station	Depth	New	Temp	Wind	Read
Summit	WHITETAIL PEAKNWS · 6,848 ft · 23.2 km	–	–	60°F	3 mph	1 h ago
Base	LEAD 5.5 SSW, SD USGHCN-Daily · 5,879 ft · 6.8 km	0″	0″	–	–	4 d ago
Base	ANNIE CREEK NEAR LEADNWS · 5,213 ft · 4.3 km	–	–	–	–	1 h ago

Each row is one sensor at its own elevation, not a mountain average. Daily networks (SNOTEL, GHCN) read once a day; hourly ones (NWS, ECCC, BC ASWS) carry temperature and wind but no depth. Sources: NOAA National Weather Service; NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily.

Live Cams · 2 available

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Stewart Slope from the Stewart Lodge Cam

Terry Peak Summit from the Summit Cam webcam at Terry Peak Ski Area, 7,100′

Terry Peak Summit from the Summit Cam· 7,100′

Last 24 hStewart Slope from the Stewart Lodge Cam

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Oct 20, 5:05 PM UTC0″24 h
Oct 20, 5:22 PM UTC0″24 h

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About Terry Peak Ski Area

Terry Peak Ski Area is a ski resort in Black Hills, SD. PeakCam tracks 2 webcams here, plus snow depth from the assigned NRCS station, updated every six hours.

PeakCam treats this as the off-season here; if the mountain is still operating, the numbers and cams above are the thing to trust.

Frequently Asked

Where is Terry Peak Ski Area?: Terry Peak Ski Area is a ski resort in Black Hills, SD. Coordinates: 44.33° N, 103.84° W.
How high is Terry Peak Ski Area?: Terry Peak Ski Area runs from a base at 6,000 ft to a summit at 7,100 ft, a vertical drop of 1,100 ft.
How big is Terry Peak Ski Area?: Terry Peak Ski Area has 30 named runs and 4 lifts, as published by the resort.
How much snow does Terry Peak Ski Area get in a typical season?: At the North Rapid Creek NRCS station (6,150 ft), the 1991–2020 median snow depth peaks at 27 inches around Feb 23; that is depth on the ground at one elevation, not seasonal snowfall.
Which ski pass covers Terry Peak Ski Area?: Terry Peak Ski Area is on the Indy Pass, per the pass's published resort lists. Blackout days and partner-day limits vary by pass tier; check the pass site before you go.
What is the base depth at Terry Peak Ski Area today?: As of 9:46 a.m. MT Oct 20, the SNOTEL sensor at the North Rapid Creek station (6,150 ft) measures a 0 inches base at Terry Peak Ski Area.
Does Terry Peak Ski Area have live webcams?: Yes — this page has 2 webcams for Terry Peak Ski Area (live video), free and without an account.
Where does Terry Peak Ski Area's snow data come from?: From the NRCS snow-telemetry station assigned to Terry Peak Ski Area. PeakCam syncs it every six hours and runs range and spike quality checks. When at least two unflagged on-mountain user reports land within 24 hours, they can move the condition rating by one tier — they never change the depth number. Sensor readings can differ from the resort's own report, which usually quotes the upper mountain.

More on how these numbers are measured: www.peakcam.io/methodology