couloir

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As of late March, the two remaining deceased climbers were assumed to be buried by additional snowfall and subsequent avalanches near the couloir’s base.

From Seattle Times

On Feb. 19, a group of six climbers were climbing a steep, narrow gully — called a couloir — on the peak near Leavenworth when an avalanche crashed down the mountainside.

From Seattle Times

The terrain on Colchuck’s northeast couloir made the small avalanche deadly.

From Seattle Times

The three were part of a group on a steep gully known as a couloir when one of the climbers triggered an avalanche.

From Seattle Times

Matthew Brien, 33, of Jackson, Wyoming was leading a group through a narrow couloir known as the Broken Thumb on Monday when an avalanche broke off above him, park officials said.

From Washington Times