Traveling through Idaho, Utah in Late November.

[grooveman]

We are moving back to Texas from Calgary and we are scheduled to leave on November 30th to begin the trek from Calgary, Alberta to Houston, Tx. We will be pulling our 36' Toy Hauler.
The route we have traditionally taken in the past after entering the U.S. was I-15, 90 to Billings then straight down I-25 through Wyoming, Colorado, Raton, NM and into Texas.
We are considering taking a different route this time which takes us down I-15 through Idaho to SLC, Utah, then maybe hwy 6,191 down toward Albuquerque or somewhere else in NM, then over into Texas.
I'm worried about the weather traveling through Wyoming and Colorado that time of year and secondly, we have never been to Utah so we though we would spend some time checking that out.

Question is, for anyone who has traveled that way, is the weather typically nicer that time of year in Utah -vs- Colorado and do you have any route suggestions to get from SLC to NM, TX which would offer the best roads, fuel stops etc?

Thanks!

[genekiwi]

skipnchar wrote:
Anyone that can accurately predict the weather two months in advance would have a BIG future ahead of them in the business. Interstate highways are ALWAYS the first cleared in case of snow and the last to close so it's a pretty good bet for traveling anywhere at any time.
Good luck / Skip

LOL

DW use to work at a ski area. Many times she would be asked what the weather would be in a few days, a week or even longer. Her stock answer: Sorry, I forgot my crystal ball today.

[skipnchar]

Anyone that can accurately predict the weather two months in advance would have a BIG future ahead of them in the business. Interstate highways are ALWAYS the first cleared in case of snow and the last to close so it's a pretty good bet for traveling anywhere at any time.
Good luck / Skip

[missourijan]

We have been on that route one time at Thanksgiving. We went from Reno to Three Forks, MT and back. Going up was fine, going back was a white knuckler. It had snowed, the I 15 was icy and we were pulling a 38' 5'r. We stopped in Pocatello, the rv park had 6" of snow in the park and ice. I still don't know how the hubby pulled us out the next morning. So, I'd say your odds are 50/50, the 15 could be ok or a nightmare. Just watch the weather forecasts.

[obgraham]

The Utah route you listed is fine. But just like in Calgary, the weather that time of year is unpredictable. All the roads you list are subject to snow, particularly US 6 through Soldier Summit.

If the Weather Channel and Utah road conditions website say no bad weather, go for it. Have a backup plan if it is a no go.

In the past my route has been SLC-Moab-Farmington-Albuquerque-ElPaso-San Antonio-Corpus Christie. Cold most of the way till San Antonio!

I've holed up at Lakeside RV in Provo a couple of times waiting for better conditions on US6.