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Yep.
Emory Pass in NM is at 8,228 feet. The highway (SR 152) that goes over it stays open all year around, so plows will be out if a snow storm has blown through. Also, depending on weather, you might not want to follow the Gila Cliff Dwellings Alternate since it goes over the Continental Divide several times.
The days will be pretty short (that is why I prefer to start mid February), but otherwise it should be an okay time to go. I don't see why you'd have an especially hard time finding places to stay this time of year. The route is typically done in the cooler months. The AC maps document places to stay pretty well and worst case there are places to improvise camping spots. I camped under an overpass once and in a couple roadsie picnic area in TX. Cops rode by numerous times and a few even waved. Someone told me that I might have had a problem with the roadside picnic areas if I had pitched a tent (I slept in a bivy next to a picnic table). There was a lot of truck traffic with truck rolling in and out all night taking breaks, but noise doesn't bother me much so I found it an okay spot. I probably could have camped 50-100 yards away in the dry grass.
You probably could stay only in places listed on the ACA maps. At times they are fairly widely spaced. Also check that they are open, by checking the addenda and maybe calling ahead where that is possible.
Snow is hit or miss. I saw very little in NM in February on my ride. Just a little on the side of the roads on the passes.A lot of the time it was just cold enough for there to be frost and warmed to 50F pretty quickly in the daytime.
