On Monday, April 6, 2015 at 7:59:26 AM UTC-5, wrote:
Where does it say that it was VFR into IMC?

In the video. High winds didn't do it. In the words of the pilot, "I was going around the clouds and the clouds closed in on me...".

METAR KRNO 052055Z 18024G29KT 10SM BKN070 BKN090 BKN150 BKN220 09/M05 A2971 RMK AO2 PK WND 18032/2025 SLP042 MTN TOPS OBSCD DSNT SW SH DSNT N SW-W T00941050 58010