There is lake-effect snow near the Great Lakes, but what about smaller lakes?
There are several conditions required to form lake-effect snow. The most important one is sufficiently cold air moving across a large body of water. For example, the size of Shuswap Lake around Salmon Arm, B.C., is too small for winds to pick up enough moisture to produce significant lake-effect snow like what occurs downwind of the Great Lakes. However, under the right conditions, even small lakes like Lake Simcoe in Ontario can provide enough moisture to produce flurries.
