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Tuomas Pitkänen 1 Jan 2026
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When you are turning in a thermal, you should always hunt for the core on the upwind side. This is due to staying closer to the core when going upwind, so you enter the core higher.

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When you are turning in a thermal, you should always hunt for the core on the upwind side. This is due to staying closer to the core when going upwind, so you enter the core higher.

Paraglider over a valley Late afternoon thermal climb just before the wind switch.

When you are turning in a thermal, you should always hunt for the core on the upwind side. This is due to staying closer to the core when going upwind, so you enter the core higher.

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2026Niviuk Ikuma 3Skywalk RXA 330 hours
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2024Phi Tenor LightOzone Ozium21 hours

When you are turning in a thermal, you should always hunt for the core on the upwind side. This is due to staying closer to the core when going upwind, so you enter the core higher.


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🔥 Protip

Thermals are usually strongest above the main ridge line. Once you get high enough, you should transition there.