The 6th was so smoky we declined to fly. You could not see Burney mountain from launch.
The 7th was clearer and looked more hopeful. The many thunderstorms seemed to have dissipated and 4 pilots headed to launch, After launching and getting above the rim while heading north, a large thunderstorm was sitting right next to Bald mountain. We all landed pretty quickly and got to watch lightning over launch as we broke down and got our gliders bagged before the rain.
The 8th had less thunderstorm activity but was still a little smoky and hazy but everyone got to fly with a few Hat Creek first timers in the bunch all having a good time in the mildly rowdy air with pilots getting to around 6500' .
The 9th was the first day in more than a week without any thunderstorm activity. The smoke and haze cleared considerably. Everyone got to fly. A lot of happy pilots.