I have never lived in one and I know no one who has. However, I have had dinner in one, IIRC. I've gone to dinner with DW's family on a trip near Vail, IIRC, during which we drove a ways, walked part of the way up a mountain and had dinner inside a yurt. It was during a Thanksgiving weekend, and there was quite a bit of snow.

I am pretty sure it was the "Tennesee Pass Cookhouse." See: http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.aspx?trailid=SGR022-027

So while I am of little help, in this regard, some info or from it might be.