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We spent 2 months in Colorado Springs 2 winters ago. I came to the conclusion that RV'ing in the deep cold is no fun.
The full timers all seal the bottom of the RV with boards or anything available to keep the cold and wind from circulating under the rig. You will need a heated hose to provide you water.
The coach itself was plenty warm. We have the 2 heat pumps that would run during the day, but the night depended on the furnaces, as the temps would go down to 0-10 deg every night. It snowed half the days we were there, so most mornings I was on the roof shoveling snow to clear the heat pumps, vents, antennas, and get the snow off the slides.
One night we ran out of propane. The gage still said we had 1/3 of a tank, so spent all day trying to figure out what was wrong with the rear furnace. It would light for a minute and then cut out. About the time I concluded it had to be the controller, the front furnace acted up...we were totally out of propane and it was 7PM. I could not sleep the entire night...not because of the cold which was absolutely bitter, but because of the fear of bursting water lines and tanks. There was nothing to be done until the propane supplier opened at 9AM.
I also lived in fear that the belly heater would not cut in. The snap switch triggers at 35 degrees, so not much of a margin to freezing. I spent most of the nights rolling over to check the indicator light that showed the heat was triggered.
In conclusion, it is doable...but a real PITA. I decided RV'ing is supposed to be fun, so deep winter trips are out for me. I still don't mind trips in mild winters, though, where the only problem is winterizing the rig before you put it back to bed.
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