Hi Rodrigo

Thanks for your great words, you really are a star!!
Well the winds turn to a westerly direction which cuts the advection of moist air that results in quite significant snowfall. On the other hand that wind is pretty strong and remains strong for the next 5 days (at least). So summarized i can tell you: sunny and clear conditions but very high winds above 7000 feet. At 8000 ft the wind is almost permanently around 50 knots, which is about 100 km per hour.

Here are the details

Day 1: Thursday, 08 october 09
Wind:
5000mr: 10-15kt 
6000mr: 20kt becoming 25kt 
7000mr: 25-30kt 
8000mr: 35-40kt becoming 45-50kt
Temperatures: 6000mr -7°C  8000mr-15°C
Weather: sunny clear. Blowing snow above 6500/7000mr. Little change.
 
Day 2: Friday, 09 october 09
Wind:
5000mr: 5-10kt 
6000mr: 20kt 
7000mr: 25-30kt
8000mr: 45-50kt temporarily increasing to 50-55kt
Temperatures: 6000mr -8°C 8000mr:-14°C
Weather: sunny clear. Blowing snow above 6500/7000mr. Little change
 
Day 3: Saturday, 10 october 09
Wind:
5000mr: 10kt
6000mr: 20kt  
7000mr: 25kt becoming 25-30kt 
8000mr: 40-45kt becoming 50kt
Temperatures: 6000mr -8°C 8000mr:-16°C
Weather: sunny clear. Blowing snow above 6500/7000mr. no significant change.
 
Day 4: Sunday, 11 october 09
Wind:
5000mr: 10kt 
6000mr: 20-25kt 
7000mr: 30kt 
8000mr: 45-50kt temporarily decreasing to 35-40kt
Temperatures: 6000mr-8°C 8000mr:-16°C
Weather: sunny and clear, no change.

Be safe and enjoy the climb.

marc

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