couloir
Example Sentences
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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
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
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 • Feb. 24, 2023
The couloir rises out of Colchuck Glacier, visible above the lake.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2023
Bennen turned round and told us he was afraid of starting an avalanche; we asked whether it would not be better to return and cross the couloir higher up.
From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Whymper, Edward
