Mountain winds
Question regarding mountain operations.
Todays forecast:
Moderate Turbulance below 15000,
winds at 500 and 1000 agl are 20-40 kts (forecast)
Terrain ranges are 10600 -12800,
Limited access to mountain passes at 8000 MSL
direct flights point a-b would be at >11500 MSL
Clear skies
This mornings temps range from -7 to 0 C
ACFT EC135P1
No PIREP
So in discussion with two other pilots whether I should be concerned about the turbulance and winds regarding flights into the back country the first states he has no issues flying into the back county being the RFM wind limits for the aircraft are for starting and shutdown.
The second says being Navy trained he is used to high winds and does not have reservations for the turbulance or forecast winds.
Am I being over conservative thinking not a day to be in the mountains?