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Colorado Couloir

Park City and Deer Valley

Steep and very narrow couloir with sketchy entrance.

Freeride Skiing Severe

Distance
265 m
Ascent
0 m
Descent
152 m
Low Point
2.9 km
High Point
3 km
Gradient
42˚
Colorado Couloir Map

The entrance of this couloir is the hardest part. You enter from the East Face and ski directly down to a rock hanging over a couloir. You can hop turn around this rock or traverse in on a good day. Otherwise, you can send it into the couloir and launch off the rock. After the entrance, the run widens out into the steep, exposed couloir. It is a very fun couloir to ski on a powder day.

Difficulty

Severe

Steep skiing at 38-45 degrees. This requires very good technique and the risk of falling has serious consequences.

Extreme Exposure (E4)

4 out of 4

In case of a fall, the skier faces certain death.

Remoteness

1 out of 4

Close to help in case of emergency.

Best time to visit

between December and March

Features

  • Cliffs
  • Couloir

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