Winter has the shortest days of the year. The shortest days of the year here have some of the best weather. So, this location in the country has some of its best days as its shortest days - how sad is that? It's like finding your favorite pizza, but you can't have a full meal.
Snowbirds ruin everything - restaurants, movie theatres, highways, shopping, parking, etc. The old saying is a good one... so many snowbirds, yet so little freezer space. Go away snowbirds, go away.