noun
heavy snowfall region
A geographical term for areas that receive particularly heavy snow, often used in weather reports and regional planning.
新潟県は多雪地帯として知られている。
Niigata Prefecture is known as a heavy snowfall region.
豪雪地帯 is a legally designated zone under the Heavy Snowfall Areas Special Measures Act, while 多雪地帯 is a more general term for any region with heavy snow.
Compound of 多 (ta, 'many, much'), 雪 (setsu, 'snow'), and 地帯 (chitai, 'zone, region').