Glacier des Grands Couloirs

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Glacier des Grands Couloirs is a prominent alpine glacier on the north face of the Grande Casse in the Vanoise massif of the French Alps, known for its steep couloir routes popular with mountaineers and skiers.

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Glacier des Grands Couloirs canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf alpine glacier
glacier
accessFrom Pralognan-la-Vanoise NERFINISHED
Refuge du Col de la Vanoise NERFINISHED
belongsTo Alps glacial system NERFINISHED
climateZone alpine climate
climbingGrade high alpine difficulty
countrySubdivision Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes NERFINISHED
drainageBasin Arc river basin NERFINISHED
geologicalContext Western Alps NERFINISHED
hasFeature couloir terrain
crevasses
seracs
steep slope
hasRisk avalanche danger
crevasse fall risk
icefall danger
hasStatus retreating glacier
knownFor alpine mountaineering
ski mountaineering
steep couloir routes
steep skiing
locatedIn French Alps NERFINISHED
Grande Casse NERFINISHED
Vanoise massif NERFINISHED
locatedInCountry France
locatedOn north face of the Grande Casse
mountainRange Vanoise Alps NERFINISHED
near Col de la Vanoise NERFINISHED
onRouteTo summit of Grande Casse NERFINISHED
orientation north-facing
partOf Vanoise National Park NERFINISHED
region Savoie NERFINISHED
season most frequently climbed in late spring and early summer
sportsDiscipline alpine skiing
extreme skiing
high-altitude mountaineering
surfaceType ice
snow
typicalActivity alpinism
ice climbing
ski touring
usedFor mountaineering routes to the summit of Grande Casse
ski descents from Grande Casse

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Grande Casse hasGlacier Glacier des Grands Couloirs