One of the primary reasons people live on Frostydale at all is “because it’s there.” Being totally honest. “Because it’s there” is one of the most common reasons for why someone has gone anywhere on old Earth or in the galaxy at large. Human curiosity is almost as infinite as human stupidity, and the willingness of many to go to impressive lengths to get away from others is in the same league. That is the reason most people move to Frosty. The other reason is that Frosty is one of the richest worlds out there when it comes to rare earth minerals. It is very solidly in the top ten percent in the known worlds. The only reason Frosty isn’t more heavily inhabited than it is, is because Scorch, Sunny, and Torch are nearly as rich, which tends to split up the various colonization programs to the system. Most of the people who chose Frosty come from the Scandinavian Nations. There’s also a surprising number of Russian ex-patriots who love going on about how good winters breed strong men and loving women. I have to admit that I rather like both the place and the people, though I come from Northern Minnesota. So your mileage may vary.