couloir
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Lewicky’s benchmark for great adventures dates to 2008 when, on a hike through the San Gabriels, he spotted an unfamiliar couloir — a steep chute bordered by rock on either side — in the distance.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023
That can mean trekking all day to make but one run down an isolated couloir or a bowl.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023
The couloir rises out of Colchuck Glacier, visible above the lake.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2023
Mountain rescue volunteers determined conditions were too hazardous to continue to the couloir and attempt to recover the bodies.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2023
He received a conclusive though unexpected answer from one of the obelisks above-mentioned, which fell at the moment, broke into fragments, and swept the couloir from top to bottom with incredible violence.
From Rivers of Ice by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
