Snowbelt

The Snowbelt, also called the Snow Belt, Frostbelt, or Frost Belt, is the region around the Great Lakes in North America where heavy lake effect snowfall is common, including areas of Ohio, New York, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Indiana such as the corridor from Cleveland to Buffalo southeast of Lake Erie and from Rochester through Syracuse to Watertown south of Lake Ontario, as well as sections of Ontario, Canada, along Lake Superior eastern shore and around Lake Huron and Georgian Bay. Lake effect snow forms when cold air passes over the relatively warmer water of the unfrozen Great Lakes, picks up moisture, and releases it as snow once the air moves over land and cools, producing frequent snow squalls and persistently overcast winter skies for as long as the lakes remain open and temperatures stay low enough for snow. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/