A disaster-free ride w/Alissa, supporting her for part of her first century ride. I didn't have time to do the full ride so I did the best part of the ride. Irene started and finished with her. I dressed knowing we'd be in the shade most of the day but still severely underestimated how cold it would be. The Garmin read -0.5C at Big Basin. On the way to the start, Stevens Canyon was down at that temperature and there were a couple of icy patches. I was beginning to think the ride was a bad idea knowing that the temperatures overnight were around freezing. In the end, as cold as it was, Big Basin was so nice with all the frost and steam and smoky sunbeams. And I think because of the cold, we basically had it to ourselves. Luckily the roads were all fine with just one frosty section. We spent most of the time wondering how it could feel so cold. At the top of Bear Creek, it seemed like it was warm enough to take off some layers finally but then we were immediately back in the shade and the wind chill was just so incredibly cold. It was mostly that way the whole way back on Skyline. I think this was my first time on Summit since they repaved it and it seemed to feel a lot easier, not to mention much nicer.