I was born in Reno, spent the first five years of my life in Alaska, then the next 12 in the heart of the Rockies. After that, I’ve been “all over” and experienced more winter than I ever thought I wanted to.
With my age and the arthritis, I’m happiest with dry heat. (Too much participation in sports, I think: softball, basketball, volleyball, swimming, hiking, horseback riding...WALKING!)
One prepares for a proper retirement by doing much less of all that.