Yep, I agree with carringb... Nash or Arctic Fox. I've done a LOT of research and they seemed to be made the best and have the best customer ratings not to mention a loyal customer following. They even have an owner's group forum...hmmm... sounds familiar.
I hear you about room! My GTRV was fine with 2 of us but add 2 kids and 2 dogs and it's way too small. We usually end up having to leave some toys at home (mountain bikes, kayak/canoe or wind surfing gear) which makes dad grumpy. Also, camping in fair weather is okay but not fun if it rains or snows and we all end up jammed in the van. So we needed more room but did not want to give up the van. It's our "backpack" when we're travelling light. It was time for a trailer.
We started off with a Fun Finder 160...
http://www.cruiserrv.com/fun-finder-x/x ... tions.html
We like it but it was poorly built. Brand new we had a roof leak and the shower leaked. Probably shouldn't have gotten rid of it but we ended up living on a lake for a few years and weren't using it.
Next was a Starcraft 34RT offroad tent trailer.
http://www.starcraftrv.com/pdfs/prod_br ... me_103.pdf
I loved it, the wife didn't. She prefers enclosed. Actually, after setting it up, down, up, down, rain, dry, up, down, prep, pack, up, down.... PITA... so do I. It's also a little tough to get a good night sleep in wind and bear country and not as practical for 3/4 season camping.
After a couple of years without a trailer we were starting to get the itch to get out on epic adventures again, in comfort, with all our toys... and especially now the kids aren't toddlers any more. For us, we don't necessarily go camping... we camp. By that I mean that we don't go out for the sake of just camping. We go out to bike, hike, surf, sail, ski...etc. and we want to be clean warm and comfortable after doing so.
So just before Xmas, , we picked up our new Nash 25C.
http://www.northwoodmfg.com/index.php?p ... &make=nash
It's a well built unit made to take off the beaten path and is considered a 4 season unit (high "R" values, heated/enclosed tanks, double pane windows, etc.). In this same line Nash also makes several nicely equipped units that might work for you. I went a little bigger but they have smaller units that might suit you... I really like the 17K.
So far, the unit is great. Even though it's parked in my backyard we've slept in it since we've got it. It gets down to 0C (32F) at night and we've been really cozy. I wouldn't hestitate hauling it up to the ski hill although I would probably dry camp until I got more confident winter camping with water in the tanks.