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Possibilities are;
- Weather (i.e. fog, rain) obscured the mountain. * Was fog seen around this area at the time of the accident? * Could a microburst or wave rotor create the same impact pattern? No fog. Turbulent, yes. We flew that day at TAGARs (Truckee glider race). While I can't vouch for the conditions at Mammoth, I am pretty sure it was similar to Truckee. We had bright blue conditions at TRK with SW winds 20kts increasing thoughout the day to 30kts in the BL. I remember looking south in that direction and seeing nice Cus develop in the afternoon in the 15k range thinking, forget the race, why didn't I go south..it looks really good(ya I had no chance of winning). Steve was flying earlier in the day so it was most likely blue but the winds were probably there. I couldnt tell from the documentary if he then landed with the wind. |
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