If you've never lived through a winter I suggest you do it! After one winter you will really appreciate the warmth and sun of The Villages.
A snowfall is very pretty. You can sit by a fire and look out at the snow. OK... now that it has stopped snowing, what are you going to do? Cross country ski? Downhill ski? Go to the gym? (you can do that here and the pool here is outdoors in the sun). You can't play golf, bocce, tennis, pickleball, shuffleboard, etc. because there is snow on the ground (unless you do it indoors). Just remember when you do anything outdoors you have to bundle up. It can get cold. Really cold. I can remember going out to walk the dog in below 0 weather. I had on snow pants, ski jacket, ski mittens, boots, a scarf, a hat that covers my ears and a face mask (yes... because it's really cold and you don't want frostbite). It was windy... I didn't make it 10 minutes and it was so cold I had to come back inside. My eyes watered from the cold so I had "ice" on my eyelashes.
There is so much more... black ice, ruining my shoes because of the white line from road salt, having nothing to do...
I lived in a 4 season climate my entire life. Snow is pretty - I don't miss it. Autumn leaves are pretty - don't miss it a bit.
On Facebook, I see all the people from my hometown in March and April complain about winter and wonder when spring will come. There's a reason for that...
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