frankiebIII wrote:
I've had my motor home for 3 years now. I live in Northern Cal where we have been in a drought and there has been very little snow. I drove my motor home to the mountains last year but did not encounter any snow as we were just below the snow level. Last week I drove my car up to Bear Valley about 3.5 hours away and stayed in a hotel for the night with my young daughter, girlfriend and her son. We were a bit cramped and I kept saying "I wish we drove the motor home up so we could be in luxurary and have more space and seperate sleeping areas." We both thought that driving the motor home in the snow might not be feasible but are we wrong?? I figure people own motor homes in parts of the country that get way more snow then we do. Yes, we could stop about an hour from the ski resort where the chance of snow is slim and drive up the mountain in my toad (AWD Ford Explorer) but then when we were at the mountain last week I saw a sign offering overnight RV parking right at the slopes for $35!!
So I come here looking for guidance. Mind you that this area is different then driving to Lake Tahoe where Hwy 80 is multiple lanes, steep grade and not too winding. Also you could be driving in the snow for hours.
This is single lane, very winding for a short period and only in the snow for the last hour of the drive.
Can it be done?
Do you need chains? If yes,on which tires?
Have YOU done it before?
Would you be better off with a certain type of tire? Snow tire for a motor Home?
Does the heavy weight of the motor home help or hurt?
Could I still tow my car?
Thanks for any feedback!
You need to be comfortable with the driving conditions. PERIOD......
No matter what is written - if you are not totally comfortable - pull over and STOP. IMHO, if you are asking the question you are likely not comfortable, so when in doubt just wait it out.
Not sure what the consensus is but in my experience you need to be able to STOP, and to steer, if not PULL over and STOP. Going is always the least of my worries, Stopping is another issue, if I feel that is a question then Slow Down or Pull over.
I have Wintered in Colorado and have driven in the snow there (Breck and Vail), so yes it can be done, Chains, I would look at the clearance before I headed down the road with them on MY Coach. I have driven to Colorado in the snow. I have driven to Ski Resorts in the Snow. I have pulled over and stopped in the SNOW. For 25 years, while in business, we would push snow, so I have hundreds of hours in the snow. So for me the minute I start to feel just a little uncomfortable I pull off and STOP.
One year we had to drive all the way to Mont-Tremblant, QC just to find snow (Old Class C) - arrived it was 32 degrees and that night -5 and then it snowed on the way home, great story and not that great sking.
Back to the question - yes it can be done, many do it, can you do it ? Sorry but only you know the answer to that question.
BOL,
