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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glacier des Grands Couloirs canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.