Saturday, March 23
While flying the lower bench, the pilot flew through the front side of a strong thermal. He reported that while trying to turn one direction, the wing wanted to spin in the opposite direction. The combination of corrective input and the rough air resulted in a spin + parachutal stall. He dropped and impacted the hill about half way up the snow covered lower bench with no injury. High porosity in his wing may have been a contributor (6 years old, third owner with heavy use throughout).
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