Will removing M.L and going back to S.L destroy my Bootcamp partition?

Hi guys,
Just a quick question if I may.
I currently have Mountain Lion installed on my machine with a Bootcamp 4 partition. I would like to revert back to my original Snow Leopard OS as I just find that (for me) a better OS to use, but I am worried that it will not detect my Windows 7 Bootcamp partition.
Is it safe to reinstall Snow Leopard on start up, using disk utility to wipe the ML OS and then to reinstall SL?
I just don't want to lose my Bootcamp, LOL.
Cheers
iMac 2011 8GB

Yes - it's safe to do, assuming you know what you're doing.
Make sure you only "Erase" your Mountain Lion partition - don't make the mistake of repartitioning your whole HDD. When installing SL, make sure you select the correct partition - don't overwrite the Bootcamp partition.
Once you've installed SL, you'll be able to hold down the option key at reboot to see your Windows 7 partition.
When messing around with partitions, its always a good idea to backup your whole HDD before you do anything.
Morgan

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