Wife and I have been up to Hood river a couple times... LOVE IT! But say "ice storm" to a So Cal Boy and we will run screaming like a little girl every time...
Kinda looking for someplace with low taxes and low cost of living AND weather that won't kill me... I know... and then I will bring about peace in the middle east and find a sports car that gets 80 MPG while doing 200 MPH.
Nevada you say?