best couloir in north america?

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A view from just below the top with Ale

photo by John Scurlock



my third time, best conditions ever.
http://thesnowtroopers.com/2013/band...khole-couloir/

And those Anticline formation couloirs in canada look amazing!!

[skian_]

wow string what a nice line, mmmmm,

[m-ruta]

Attachment 141360 Mt Harrison,

Mmmm. Mother of an approach in winter though, no?

[angrysasquatch]

Who skis a Rockies 11'er in winter? Someone who really knows their shit/wants to die?

[raisingarizona13]

Reading this thread, it's interesting to see the different varieties of couloirs. Intricate, twisting doglegs, arrow-straight drops, couloirs that are more ramp-y than anything else... Anyway, they're all fun. Best? I don't know, but this was my favorite last season, mostly because I've looked at it so long, and it's been a tough one to get. Terminator 3: Off the summit to a rappel.

Ah I remember the story's about Treman skiing in there during the early 90's.

[MuchosPixels]

Snow Creek, Mt. San Jacinto, California.

It's a grind. The climb is over 9,500 ft vert. The ski down is over 5,500 ft vert which is a nice reward.

[goldenboy]

Ah I remember the story's about Treman skiing in there during the early 90's.

Sounds interesting. Did he get in there with the MSP guys or something? Apparently patrol used to ski it quite a bit, but always exiting right above the rap.

[Wobby]

Here's a happy little one. It's hidden in a little cranny between Sugar Bowl and Squaw. It takes roughly 8 hours (2 1/2 hour skin approach and slow going return) but is best with an overnight hut stay. It's about 3,500' and is an easy approach on the looker's right shoulder (out of frame), then around the back. It goes top to bottom. Oldtimer and I got it twice in one day a couple of years back in picture perfect powder.

WTF is this really? no way can this be tahoe

[mall walker]

Bumping this awesome thread. Just read this whole damn thing instead of doing work for the last ~40 mins. Some of these are in serious need of pic updates though.

And god damn, I gotta get after it harder.

[BFD]

Bumping this awesome thread. Just read this whole damn thing instead of doing work for the last ~40 mins. Some of these are in serious need of pic updates though.

And god damn, I gotta get after it harder.

aren't you the guy that wants to move. check out the Red lodge thread. no shortage of big couloirs .

[angrysasquatch]

Who skis a Rockies 11'er in winter? Someone who really knows their shit/wants to die?

Haha... who is this moron?


The best couloirs run off the summit.

Tumbling Peak (600m couloir, ~1000 summit to glacier toe)


Mt Farnham (biggest mtn in Purcells) -900m couloir. When properly timed, skiable off the summit


Arras mountain ~700m of couloir before the steep summit face, 1300m summit- flat ground

[swissiphic]

Best couloir in north america? nope. But nice to visit the Dolomites just an hour from home in Terrace B.C.

June 2, 2014. 3300 foot run, 2500 hundo of which between rock walls...twas a blast.

Of course, in these parts, you gotta pay to play; minor epic on the hike out battling ski-on-pack unfriendly b.c. bush, black flies, mosquitos, horseflies and prit near 30 degree heat.

[Ottime]

Snow Creek, Mt. San Jacinto, California.

It's a grind. The climb is over 9,500 ft vert. The ski down is over 5,500 ft vert which is a nice reward.

The ski down has been about 1500' the past few winters.

I'll be down that way again next April. Always happy to find a partner. My preferred route is a car shuttle. With a tram ride you only have a 2000' approach over a few mellow miles. The exit will still be a bitch even in epic years tho

[flatNshallow]

Best couloir in the Midwest... the whereabouts of which are unknown to me but suspected to be north, eh?

[garyfromterrace]

Here's my offering. I've looked at it, dreamed about it, waited for a window, haven't hit it, would love to be first (but I wouldn't be crushed if someone got there first). Me and a buddy have temporarily named it super-couloir, however not official as it ain't been rid.

Best couloir in north america? nope. But nice to visit the Dolomites just an hour from home in Terrace B.C.

June 2, 2014. 3300 foot run, 2500 hundo of which between rock walls...twas a blast.

Of course, in these parts, you gotta pay to play; minor epic on the hike out battling ski-on-pack unfriendly b.c. bush, black flies, mosquitos, horseflies and prit near 30 degree heat.

Guido! What did you name it?

[swissiphic]

Guido! What did you name it?

Well Gary, in honor of another Terrace expatriate we both know and love, even though as far as I know the guy hasn't even seen this couloir, we called it simply.... Pineapple Pete. Maybe 'cause the day was so hot and tropical and the cooler faces generally south? Just seemed right.

[I've seen black diamonds!]

In the Northeast I believe the Chimney on Katahdin takes the cake. There are some great lines in the Chic Chocs and in the Presidentials with comparable skiing quality, but the setting of Katahdin is on another level:



Its the line right of the left-most sub-peak:

[garyfromterrace]

In the Northeast I believe the Chimney on Katahdin takes the cake. There are some great lines in the Chic Chocs and in the Presidentials with comparable skiing quality, but the setting of Katahdin is on another level:



Its the line right of the left-most sub-peak:

Very nice! Congrats, that looks committing!

[garyfromterrace]

Well Gary, in honor of another Terrace expatriate we both know and love, even though as far as I know the guy hasn't even seen this couloir, we called it simply.... Pineapple Pete. Maybe 'cause the day was so hot and tropical and the cooler faces generally south? Just seemed right.

Wicked, I approve! Congrats again, you assembled the perfect crew to slay PP.

[I've seen black diamonds!]

Very nice! Congrats, that looks committing!

16 mile approach to the hut is worth it. That would be ml242 and Cat in January in the pics. I was across the cirque shooting pics and hunkering down whenever the rain/snow/wind triggered a wave of sluff (over an otherwise bomber snow pack). Skied a nice, but far less impressive line between boulders and huge sheets of water ice with D-Roc and Lynchdogger:

[Maximus Farcisimus]

On our flight out got a good look at the Tiedemann group— and those are some badass couloirs. Arrow on the Combatant I believe The one between Tiedemann and Asperity is longer. Low tide this season


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[nortonwhis]

On our flight out got a good look at the Tiedemann group— and those are some badass couloirs. Arrow on the Combatant I believe The one between Tiedemann and Asperity is longer. Low tide this season


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Yikes very low tide!

[goldenboy]

Great thread bump. Best? I don't know, but a favorite of mine, almost 3k':

[LeeLau]

Combatant Couloir- Waddington Coast Range BC

Combatant from this low snow year - reposted from Maximus Farcissus to compare

[LeeLau]

yeah that was a nice bump

N face of Philistine - couloir is about 400m. Face is 1000m
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N face of Howard - couloir part we booted was also about 400m. Entire face is 750m
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Mixing it up - just out side Vancouver - Brunswick Peak - maybe 150m couloir?
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