I lived in VT for 10 years (including 4 years at UVM). VT winters are looooonnngg. Often VT is the coldest place in the USA (seems like North Dakota and Minnesota are the only colder places). For me, the summer driving (motorcycling) season was enough reason for me to endure the winters.
Lots of great roads, generally very little speed enforcement (at least back in the 90's), and you can legally pass on the double yellow
Our standard Sunday motorcycle loop was through Huntington, Rt. 17 over the Appalachian Gap to Rt. 100 So. through Granville Gulf, to Rt 125 West through Ripton, past Middlebury Snow Bowl, then back North up Rt. 116. We usually stopped for lunch at the Warren Store in Warren, Vt. Good times!
IMO one thing about living in VT: it is a life choice, not a career move. Cost of living up there is not particularly cheap, and the pay scale tends to be on the lower end of the meter (the "quality of life" penalty).
I believe once upon a time, Montpelier was the only state capital in the country that didn't have a McDonalds. Not sure if that still holds true.