Couloir definitions

Couloir

1) Deep mountain gorge
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A couloir (a French word meaning `passage` or `corridor`), is a narrow gully with a steep gradient in a mountainous terrain. A couloir may be a seam, scar, or fissure, or vertical crevasse in an otherwise solid mountain mass. Though often hemmed-in by sheer cliff walls, couloirs may also be less well-defined, often simply being a line of broke...
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couloir

gully
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Couloir

A gully, sometimes a potential route. A chute or bowling alley is steep enough for rock or ice fall to be a concern.
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Couloir

• (n.) A deep gorge; a gully. • (n.) A dredging machine for excavating canals, etc.
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Couloir

Also known as a corrie, avalanche chute, and a gully, this is a steep narrow passage between rocks. Couloirs should always be approached and skied with care.
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Couloir

Cou`loir' noun [ French, a strainer.] 1. A deep gorge; a gully. 2. (Hydraul. Engin.) A dredging machine for excavating canals, etc.
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Couloir

In geography a couloir is a steep, narrow gorge on the side of a mountain.
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Couloir

Steep and narrow snow-filled gully, often surrounded by rock walls and other impassable terrain that rise higher along the sides of the run. Also called a chute.
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Couloir

French for corridor, a couloir is a narrow passageway with a steep gradient between two vertical mountain crevasses, resembling a gorge.
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