Snowbelt

Map showing the snowbelts around the Great Lakes of North America with 150 cm (60 in) accumulations or more during winter

The Snowbelt, Snow Belt, Frostbelt, or Frost Belt[1] is the region near the Great Lakes in North America where heavy snowfall in the form of lake-effect snow is particularly common.[2] Snowbelts are typically found downwind of the lakes, principally off the eastern and southern shores.

  1. ^ "snowbelt". dictionary.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  2. ^ Mark Johnson (November 12, 2010). "Where is northern Ohio's snow belt?". News Channel 5. Archived from the original on November 19, 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2013.