What happens when you fly into the smoke column above a burning field looking for lift?

Raw GoPro video, no music except for the vario:-)

I was flying 3000 feet above the valley floor outside Roldanillo where a field was being burned. I was looking for lift but didn't anticipate the amount of ash. Happily none of it was still burning and once I was on the ground it easily came out of my wing cells. Turbulence was reasonable but at one point the lift became so strong that I worried that I would get sucked up into the cloud.

This is a long 5 minute video so skip the first 2 minutes if you just want to see the ash and stronger lift.

I am flying a Maestro 2 Light at 65% weight range. My harness is a Skywalk X Range 3.

Vario showed showed 7.45 m/s max lift (1467 feet/min)
https://www.paraglidingforum.com/leon...

https://www.xcontest.org/world/en/fli...
XContest gives a lower max climb, same vario

Would I do it again? It was messy but effective. I gained 2500+ feet in less than 3 minutes and easily made the valley crossing.