They can keep it. I love seeing all their pictures. Staying here in SoCal. Have done northern Europe as a child and Oregon for a bout a year and a half. Had enough for a lifetime. If I want to play in it I can drive for about 1/2 hour and go to it in the mountains. Maybe you can do a house swap for a month with some one up north. LOL You'll probabaly have plenty of snowed in places to choose from.