snowbelt
Heavy accumulation region
A snowbelt is a region that receives heavy snowfall, typically due to geographic features like proximity to large bodies of water.
In the United States, the term usually refers to areas along the Great Lakes that get lake-effect snow: Buffalo is in the snowbelt and averages over 90 inches a year.
Sometimes capitalized.
Five connected inland seas
- BuffaloWestern New York city
- SyracuseCity in two eras
- ErieNorthwestern Pennsylvania city
- ClevelandNortheast Ohio metropolis
Michigan · Ontario · Wisconsin · Minneapolis · lake effect · Midwest · Upper Peninsula · Rochester
Weather from nearby water
- accumulationCollected mass over time
- flurriesBrief, light precipitation
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- blizzardViolent prolonged snowstorm
whiteout · drifts · squall · windchill · forecast · nor'easter · Alberta clipper · inches
Below the freezing point
- frigidExtremely and intensely cold
- bitterSharp, unpleasant taste
- freezingExtremely cold
- frostbiteFreezing of body tissue
windchill · arctic · polar · hypothermia · chill · icy · glacial · permafrost
Vehicle spreading road de-icer
- shovelTool for moving earth
- ice scraperBlade for frozen glass
- chainsLinked metal restraints
- sandingFriction-smoothing a surface
deicer · school closing · furnace · thermostat · insulation · thermal · flannel · parka
Snow sport on runners
- snowshoeWeight-distributing winter footwear
- tobogganRunnerless snow vehicle
- sleddingRiding downhill on snow
- ice fishingCatching fish through frozen water
snowmobile · cross-country · downhill · ice skating · winter sports · sleigh · powder day · trails
Great Lakes
Five connected inland seas
Cleveland · Michigan · Ontario · Wisconsin · Minneapolis · lake effect · Midwest · Upper Peninsula · Rochester · Albany
lake effect
Weather from nearby water
- accumulationCollected mass over time
- flurriesBrief, light precipitation
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
blizzard · whiteout · drifts · squall · windchill · forecast · nor'easter · Alberta clipper · inches · powder
subzero
Below the freezing point
frostbite · windchill · arctic · polar · hypothermia · chill · icy · glacial · permafrost · hard freeze
salt truck
Vehicle spreading road de-icer
- shovelTool for moving earth
- ice scraperBlade for frozen glass
- chainsLinked metal restraints
sanding · deicer · school closing · furnace · thermostat · insulation · thermal · flannel · parka · mittens
skiing
Snow sport on runners
- snowshoeWeight-distributing winter footwear
- tobogganRunnerless snow vehicle
- sleddingRiding downhill on snow
ice fishing · snowmobile · cross-country · downhill · ice skating · winter sports · sleigh · powder day · trails · slopes
- snowy placessnowfields, igloo, snowbelts, ski lodge, snowpack
- winter weatherblizzards, blizzard, snowstorms, winter storms, freezing rain
- Snowmobile DestinationsAlaska, Yellowstone, Quebec, Lapland, Rocky Mountains
- weatherweather, rain, sun, wind, cloud
- NorthlandsNorth Pole, Arctic, Arctic Circle, polar region, north country
snowbeltdesert region
Dry, barren geographic area
desert regions · tropical zone · arid zones · arid climate · tropical regions
snowbeltSun Belt
Warm U.S. southern tier
Florida · Arizona · Texas · Southern California · Gulf Coast
belt, snow, snowy, snowball, snowstorm, snowflake, belted, snowman, snowfall