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I awoke Sunday morning to the weather man forecasting rain and a freezing level of 7000 feet (the top of the tallest run at Meadows is 7,300 feet). When my part arrived at the mountain we were greeted with the same torrential down pour I experienced Friday, things were not looking well, but we were here so we suited up and off we went.

By the top of butter cup I was drenched and my fingers were starting to get numb. Went down buttercup with our fledgling boarders once and then went off to a more challenging run (easy rider). I decided that this would be the last run of the day. This run required a great deal more speed due to the number of hills you had to make it over, or be forced to hike...not fun! I made it over the first hill just fine, but on my way down the I leaned forward just a touch too far and got a build up of wet snow on the nose of the board, at which point I started to cart-wheel down the hill, 5 in all I think, it was pretty spectacular! I got up collected my scattered gear, took a bow and high tailed it to my car.

I spent the rest of the day playing board games and getting dry. All things considered it was a good day.

Lessons learned:

• Water Resistant does not equal waterproof.
• A good friend can make even the most miserable experiences fun.