Crazy trip to Big Bear

So here is the story...we left at 6:30am on Monday morning, headed for Big Bear for a day of snowboarding. After an hour of driving I realized that I had forgotten the "buy one, get one free" passes we had for snow summit. So we turned around and went home to get them. Left Ventura again around 9:00 which got us to San Bernardino around 11:30. Well the 330 was closed (the main road to Big Bear) so we had to take the 38. We stopped when it started snowing to put on chains and also helped some guys put their too small chains on their truck. That took about an hour. It was slow going up the hill due to heavy snow and VERY low visibility. We finally got to Snow Summit at 4pm, just when the resort closed. We decided to head home and as we were leaving the parking lot the chain on the back tire snapped and broke the brake line. We were leaking brake fluid and therefore could not drive home that night. We spent the night and took the truck to a mechanic on Tuesday morning. He said he would have it done by the end of the day so we decided to go snowboarding that day. Great day!!! The snow was awesome and we had a great time on the runs. The mechanic called us mid-day and told us the part he needed would not be in until the next day. So we called Brian's parents and they said they would come pick me up since I had class the next day and had already missed a day of lecture, and Brian would stay and wait for the truck to be done. Around 3:45 when we were done boarding we got a call from Brian's parents saying the 330 was closed. And then we found out that the 38 had just closed as well due to a tipped over tanker. The only way for them to get to us would be to make another 3-4 hour trip around to the back of the mountain. We did not want them to have to do that, so I decided I could miss another day of school (even though I have a test next week). So we stayed another night. The truck was finally done today around 1pm on Wednesday and we made it home around 5. So all in all, we had a great time on Tuesday snowboarding, but did not like having to walk around in the snow due to not having a truck! And my cell phone battery ran out, and Brian's was very close to running out!! And having to replace the brake line on the truck really sucked. Missing class really sucked for me and Brian had to miss 2 days of work and I missed a day of work too. So what was supposed to be a 1 day trip turned into the 3 day trip from "almost" hell. The day of snowboarding was the saving grace. So there you have it. One thing we learned from this...no matter how short your planned trip is...always bring your toiletries and a change of underwear...