Tire Question -- All Seasons Vs. Snow Tires?

[tomustang]

I have a dilemma on this. We plan to take the motorhome south and west this winter (for about 3 months). If we drive in snow, it shouldn't be more than a couple of days at each end of the trip. So, no snow tires there.
Now our other car will be laid up for 3 months of the winter. Is it worth putting snow tires on for the other 3? I haven't actually had snow tires for about 30 years -- my first Mini.
Will I need special hot weather tires for California and Arizona in January and February?

I can't vouch for AZ but in california the only thing you need to worry about is the Sun, terribly bright and in most cases in the entire state a very dangerous hazard if you're out in it too long. Try to get your car prepped to protect against paint damage (fading) caused by the immense sunlight.

If you are traveling around the donner pass area or anywhere around rt80 (going into the state) don't even think about going through there when it's snowing, they get some of the worst snow in the country there, you can't prepare going through that since they close it from the serious snowfall at times. If it's dry don't worry about it.