Making full time plans! Need help with CO and winter!

[Five_in_a_Five]

We are planning on becoming full timers in the near future and would like to start in Steamboat springs for many reasons including old friends living there etc...
Searching the web has proven to be disappointing when it comes to options. Can someone offer advice?

We would like to stay several months at each location and we aren't afraid to try the winter. I'm open to advice on that of course! Also we need to be within an hour or so of an airport with airline service as I won't be retired for a long time.

Also, we will need 50a service.

We would greatly appreciate suggestions for any mountain location if Steamboat doesn't work out as a place to start.

I know I've come to the pros!!
Thanks in advance for your replies!!

[Five_in_a_Five]

Thanks everyone. I'm afraid it is obvious that my idea of full time RVing and skiing don't really line up. We've camped many many times in the low teens but we've never had to deal with snow at the same time. I think we will be looking to join you folks in CO for the summers only.

Thanks for the input on that topic.

I had a PM from someone that I will call today about specifics in the Steamboat area regarding long term camping. Thanks for that too.

I'll keep reading up on the forums for answers to the rest of my questions.

Thanks everyone!!

[pianotuna]

Not all of us are retired or rich.

Us out West wrote:

pianotuna wrote:
Hi,

I do rv in -30 weather. Please see the thread under the full time forum called "winter camping".

I do heat 100% electrically and keep the propane as an emergency backup.

Question I have is 'why'!!!

:?

[Us_out_West]

pianotuna wrote:
Hi,

I do rv in -30 weather. Please see the thread under the full time forum called "winter camping".

I do heat 100% electrically and keep the propane as an emergency backup.

Question I have is 'why'!!!

:?

[pianotuna]

Hi,

I do rv in -30 weather. Please see the thread under the full time forum called "winter camping".

I do heat 100% electrically and keep the propane as an emergency backup.

[jrp]

I lived in Steamboat for 12 yrs, that was 25 yrs ago, before my RV days. Its a great place to camp in summer. Its a terrible place to camp in winter. They typically get down to -20 F and occasionally -40. They measure their snow by the foot, its nothing to get 3 ft of new snow overnight.
All the RV Parks close down for winter since they can't keep their water sys from freezing. Its also impossible to remove all the snow that's going to pile up around the RV's, the snow comes so fast, deep, continuous and rarely gets a chance to melt; once you're buried, you're there until the spring melt. Maybe that's all changed since global warming.
The one mountain RV park I've heard stays open all winter is Tiger Run resort near Breckenridge. Its not cheap, and you'll also need to buy some skirting and a couple 100 lb propane bottles.

[azrving]

I cant recommend a park but I can do better than that and tell you to forget it. I was in Arvada in November and burned 30 lb of propane a day at times and ran an electric heater too. I also boxed in the area under my tanks and put a heater down there when it hit 5 degrees. You will need rv antifreeze on hand in case you have a furnace issue so it can be winterized quickly.

I was there to help my son with some home remodeling issues but I will never RV in that environment again. Maybe a high quality RV would do better but I still wouldnt be there.

[Trackrig]

If I had to make sure I made flights for work, I don't think I'd spend the winter in Steamboat. You could have problems getting over the divide and then getting to an airport that might or might not be open during a winter snow storm. Go south or down lower for the winter and do Steamboat during the summer.

Bill

[arhayes]

+1 on not wintering in the mountains. If you want to do that I'd rent a cabin and save the RV for fairer weather locations.

[WyoTraveler]

Fulltimers go south in the winter, north in the summer. RVs aren't really winter vehicles. Some will handle cold wx but all winter? Nope, go south in the winter.