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Biggest vertical drops in South Dakota

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1	Terry Peak Ski AreaBlack Hills
2	Deer Mountain VillagePrivateBlack Hills
3	Great Bear Recreation ParkMidwest

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Operating areas with a published figure; ties share a rank; a zero is not ranked. Private areas are tagged.

Resorts may include hike-to terrain or measure from a point that is not continuously skiable, so this is stored separately from lift-served vertical.

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508 resorts · 37 states · 448 lost ski areas · 5,323 sources

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