I think you may misunderstand. At home (Australia), never gets colder than about 5 degrees (C)... I'm currently in Italy to ski, so being 'on the snow' is literal...
Oh, well that sounds way more fun......boat weekend was a success! I had the slightest trickle of water- but also had some rain last night....and we ran the a/c which puts water in the beilge....I want to reroute to the shower sump....