Last year I rode to the top of Mammoth Mountain for the first time. The wind was crazy, I lost my vest and could have lost my bike at the summit had I not held on tight to it.
This year I wanted to beat my time by a few minutes (and secure the QOM even tighter:). The conditions were perfect, light wind and warm. I saw a grand total of 0 riders the whole day! My family met me at Red Lake in the way down and we chilled in the sun with the lake to ourselves. Pretty much a perfect day!