Cool, PM me if you want some directions on some decent places to play, or even meet up if I am available (now is a bad time of year for me). If you break anything stop by West Valley Hobbies in Taylorsville, they should have anything you need (Shameless plug, I work there part-time).

To be honest, I don't worry too much about waterproofing my rigs in snow, receivers are usually in a radio box, that will protect them somewhat, high-end servos are usually sealed pretty well, and ESCs need airflow. I run an BL e-revo and the body is pretty tight fitting so that helps protect things, though I have friends that run fluxes and they also don't take any extra precautions.