Today was our chance, given a long break between sets, to venture up to the top of Mammoth mountain (11,000+ft) via the gondola. Many, if not most, bring mountain bikes in tow, and ride down via the trails. Got to see some of the view, however, a hail storm greeted us at the top. It (the hail) was fun for about a minute. The local are proud of the scenery, and are displeased that the skies are less than perfectly clear (hard to notice, most of the time, for those of us from the east coast) due to the wild fires elsewhere. At any rate, we had an experience today.