| We need crampons and ice axes for the climb, but only use our rope to exit the top notch of the couloir. |
| The party had gained a considerable height on the mountain when it became necessary to cross a couloir or gully filled with snow. |
| Just below him lay the longest ice-slope, or couloir, he had hitherto encountered. |
| Coated with tasty Utah powder, the narrow couloir below us was nothing less than a 2,000-vertical foot statement of nature's perfection. |
| We pick a line of lesser resistance, but nonetheless find ourselves perched above a steep couloir. |
| About two hours after departing the lodge, the group reached the bottom and entered the west couloir. |
