We take a winter vacation down to FLA every year. And while we enjoy it, theres no way we'd live down there year round. We've visited there during the months of June-Sep, and its soooo hot that you cant enjoy the outside weather. Sure, the Wisc winters bite (especially January), but FLA summers bite just as bad. Perhaps when we retire in a few years we'll "snowbird" like the rest of the AARPs...heh..
As for the original question of snow removal.. We're still leaning towards an old CJ with a plow, or getting a new large HP mower with a blower attachment. I guess we'll see what pops up in the coming months.