Now the challenge is to go to even greater heights this weekend.
The Spirit roared into the Farah Palmer Cup championship final with a 51-38 semifinal win over Wellington on Sunday, just a week after being demolished 51-13 by the same opposition.
That result might have seemed like a dramatic reversal of fortune, but Sneddon felt the Spirit were always a chance in the capital.
"I think, if you actually look at what we've done over the back half of the season, I'd almost put last week down as probably the out-of-character performance.
"I think what I'm probably most proud of is for those ladies to be able to get themselves mentally prepared to do that.
"You know, it's all well and good saying we know we can do it and training and being ready, but to actually go out there and execute it was pretty impressive.
"You lose by 38 one week and turn around and beat the same team by 13 the next week. It doesn't happen every year, does it?"
A dramatic semifinal featured several lead changes and wild swings in momentum.
Sneddon felt the character and steel in the Spirit squad emerged when they were under the pump.
"I think they had an eight-point lead three times and every time we managed to get back in front and then, you know, we finished over the top of them.
"I think if there was another 10 minutes, we'd probably score another two or three tries. We really sort of had them where we wanted them at the end."
Wellington had the size advantage, but the Otago women showed what they could do when they spread the ball and played with a bit of flair.
That would be the key again in the final against Manawatū in Palmerston North on Sunday, Sneddon said.
"If we can hold on to enough ball, and when we play with the ball, we're pretty dangerous.
"We've got some really good attacking threats and we've got people that can do things that I think other players and other teams can't do."
The question might be whether the home team will allow the Spirit much room to move.
The Cyclones have been rampant this season, winning all five round robin games in style and thrashing North Harbour 72-0 in the semifinal.
Sneddon will accept the underdogs tag as Manawatū have been so dominant, but feels Otago can give it a crack.
"It's just about creating pressure and seeing how people respond under it. We'll go up there with a good game plan and we'll back ourselves.
"You've got to be brave, don't you? In a final, if you go into your shell, it'll be tough. But as long as we're brave and we just back ourselves, I think we give ourselves a chance, definitely."
Whatever happens on Sunday, the future of the Spirit looks bright.
Rising stars Charlotte Va’afusuaga, 17, Hannah Lithgow, 18, and Lucy Hall, 20, all look entirely at home at this level, and year 12 students Leila Hill and Hannah Norris have picked up valuable experience.
The women’s final will be in the 4.35pm slot so the NPC men’s game between Otago and Manawatū shuffles forward to 2.05pm to be the curtain-raiser.
Speaking of the NPC, Sneddon has not decided if he will put his hand up for the coaching role, which will be vacant in a few weeks.
"I think I just want to focus on this season, and nail that. Then I will talk to the wife and have a wee break and reassess.
"But, no, to be honest, I haven't thought about it at all."
