I AM IN ASHEVILLE NC TOO......AND YOU ARE SO RIGHT, IT IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO LIVE AND PLAY.....I AM A FLORIDA NATIVE, BUT I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS AND I CAN NOT IMAGINE LIVING ANYWHERE ELSE, EVER AGAIN! EVEN IF WE DID GET COVERED IN SNOW ALL WINTER LONG / UNUSUAL FOR US TO HAVE SNOW ALL THE TIME !