I feel your pain.
The only "fix," for the riding 'jones,' is, well, more riding.
You can ship/ride and park your bike in Arizona now, if you like, and fly down to it......
Living in the Okanagan, I have to stifle a snort of derision, that lower mainland riders are "packing it in."
There's lots of riding season left (on or off pavement).
Of course, there's no riding season left if you don't ride in the rain, or can't handle cooler temperatures.
Years ago, ommuting 50+ kms each way for 8 years, my riding season started in early March, and ended in mid to late October.
However, now that I don't have to be out, riding to work at 7 am, I keep the bike insured all year round.
Weatherproof (I mean waterproof) gear, heated grips, electric jacket liners and a neck wrap allow me to not only ride all year, but happily tolerate temperatures to -10C. Colder than that, and it's just too much work to stay warm.
Frankly, in the middle of January, when the roads are dry, nothing beats riding the main, well travelled roads.. Even if only to see the look of driver's faces, who are more than a little surprised at seeing a bike ride by.
Agreed, I can't ride up out of the valley into the mountains, because of the shaded areas which may be hiding black ice, and the lower temperatures, but Hwy 97 allows for some interesting throttle twisting. Frankly, I can ride out of here by following 97 down south, adjacent to the Columbia River and never exceed 1000 feet in elevation. Next thing, I'm in Portland Or. Even in February, by riding along the Oregon coast and avoiding any mountain passes, I can ride to California.
Don't give up, gear up!
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