A couloir (French: [ku.lwaʁ], "passage" or "corridor") is a narrow gully with a steep gradient in a mountainous terrain. [1] A couloir may be a seam, scar, or fissure, or vertical crevasse in an …

6 天之前 · What Is a Couloir? Couloir, in French, translates directly to a collection of words, including corridor, hallway and passage. In the lingo of ski bums, the term translates to chute …

Couloir entered English in the 19th century from French, where it literally meant "passage." The term was originally applied specifically to steep gorges in the Alps and later to similar gorges …

2025年2月3日 · It would appear that couloir is a term specifically reserved for alpine chutes where snow tends to build in the winter months, usually fairly narrow and usually fairly long. Chute, …

Leuthold’s Couloir is a great steep snow climbs, that is a bit more sustained and a bit steeper than the standard South side routes. It also entails crossing a glacier, which can add an additional …

The Wham Couloir ascends a narrow gully immediately to the right of the namesake spire on the south face of Otis Peak. The crux first pitch is followed by easy but enjoyable terrain in a …

Couloirs are unforgiving places to be caught in an avalanche, which makes timing and snow conditions critical. My personal favorite couloir snow is old recrystallized powder, which grows …

a steep gorge or gully on the side of a mountain, especially in the Alps. 1850–55; < French: literally, colander < Late Latin cōlātōrium strainer, equivalent to Latin cōlā ( re ) to strain, filter + …

COULOIR definition: a deep gully on a mountain side , esp in the French Alps | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

2025年1月6日 · couloir (plural couloirs) (climbing, skiing) A steep gorge along a mountainside.