Top Ten Reasons to Stay in SD for the Winter

10. You can cover up all those rolls on your belly by wearing big, fluffy sweaters.

9. Your brown, very furry dog looks so adorable covered in white snow when he comes inside.

8. Shoveling all the snow gives the teenage boy something to do with his free time.


7. You get to practice your defensive driving skills…daily…on the interstate going home.

6. Chili!

5. Who could live without those crazy weather forecasters spreading the cheerful news about an imminent blizzard? Oh, wait, we get the same zealous forecasting when it is tornado weather!

4. You can see your breath at work. Everyone knows your alive, so they can assume you are working.

3. Building a snowman. Although, most South Dakotans don’t actually do this. Too cold!! But, they are cute when someone is crazy enough to do it.

2. If you lived in a state that was warm, you would need to deal with all the crazy old people who “down south” for the winter! Scary…

1. Gives you a great reason to stay indoors and be a hermit. My favorite thing!