couloir

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After about 1,500 vertical feet, the couloir narrowed and made a sharp bend.

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

According to SummitPost, an online climbing index and forum, the couloir is 1,200 vertical feet.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2023

Fearing they were the prelude to something worse, he quickly cut his way to the side of the couloir.

From Rivers of Ice by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)