⎪EUROPE: The French Alps 🇫🇷
1. Aiguille du Tacul, Northwest Shoulder, Chamonix
2. Angelique Couloir, Aiguille Chanevier/Glacier Talefre, Chamonix
3. Barbey Couloir, Aiguille du Argentiere, North Face, Chamonix
4. Bellin Couloir, Le Brevent, Chamonix
5. Capucin Couloir, Col du Tacul, Chamonix
6. Chevalier Couloir, Grand Montets, Argentiere Basin, Chamonix
7. Col de l’Aiguille Verte, Aiguille Verte, Argentiere Basin, Chamonix
8. Col des Courtes, Aiguille Verte, Argentiere Basin, Chamonix
9. Col de Beaugeant, Aiguille Rouges, Chamonix, FR
10. Col du Belvédère, Aiguille Rouges, Chamonix, FR
11. Col des Cristaux, Aiguille Verte, Argentiere Basin, Chamonix
12. Col du Diable, Mt. Blanc du Tacul, Chamonix
13. Col du Plan, Aiguille du Midi North Face, Chamonix
14. Cosmiques Couloir, Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix
15. Couloir Couturier, Aiguille Verte, Chamonix
16. Diable Couloir, Mt. Blanc du Tacul, Chamonix
17. East Rectilgne/Nant Blanc Glacier, Grand Montets, Chamonix
18. ENSA Couloir, Le Brevent, Chamonix
19. Eugster Diagonal, Aiguille du Midi North Face, Chamonix
20. Gervasutti Couloir, Tour Ronde, Chamonix
21. Glacier Rond/Cunningham Couloir, Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix
22. Grand Couloir, Mont Buet, West Face, Chamonix
23. Grand Envers du Plan, Chamonix
24. The Grand Gervasutti, Mt. Blanc du Tacul, Chamonix
25. Jager Couloir, Mt. Blanc du Tacul, Chamonix
26. Les Courtes, NE Face, Chamonix
27. Mallory, Aiguille du Midi North Face, Chamonix
28. Mont Mallet Diagonal/Brêche Puiseux, Mont Mallet, Chamonix
29. Mont Blanc (summit), Grands Mulets Route, Chamonix
30. Mont Blanc West (summit), Chamonix
31. Petit Envers du Plan, Chamonix
32. Poubelle Couloir/Pas du Chèvre, Grand Montets, Chamonix
33. Couloir Rectiligne, Grand Montets, Chamonix
34. Southeast Couloir, Aiguille du Chardonnet, Chamonix
35. Southwest Couloir, Breche Puiseux/Glacier Periades, Chamonix
36.raverse of the Aiguille de la Noire, Chamonix
37. Vallee Blanche, Normal Route, Chamonix
38. West Couloir, Aiguille du Chardonnet, Chamonix
39. Whymper Couloir, Aiguille Verte, Chamonix
40. Y Couloir, Aiguille d’Argentiere, Chamonix
41. Le Diagonale, La Grave
42. Descente des Enfetchores/Glacier de la Meije, La Grave
43. Glacier de la Girose: Chirouze Classic, La Grave
44. Danaides Couloir/Lavancher, Val d’Isere
45. Pan de Rideau, Pointe Trifide, La Grave
46. Pisteurs’ Couloir, Val d’Isere
47. Serac Paradise, Ecrins, La Grave
48. Trifide Couloirs 0,1,2,3
49. Vallons de la Meije, La Grave
50. L’ Orciere de Gauche ‘La Vaute’ La Grave
⎪ALASKA 🇺🇸
114. Japanese Couloir, Mount Barrille, Ruth Gorge, Denali National Park, AK
115. Kichatna Spire (and surrounding peaks), Kichatna Mountains, Alaska Range, Denali National Park, AK
116. Kahiltna Queen, West Face, Denali, AK
117. Messner Couloir, Denali, AK
118. Rescue Gully/Orient Express, West Buttress Route, Denali, AK
119. The Ramp, Meteorite Mountain, Chugach, AK
120. The Sphinx, Chugach, AK
121. University Peak, South Face, St. Elias Range, AK
BONUS LINE: Mt. St. Elias, Alaska Panhandle, AK
⎪TETONS 🇺🇸
145. Air Force Chute, Rendezvous Mountain, GTNP, WY
146. Apocalypse Couloir, Prospector’s Peak, GTNP, WY
147. Breakneck Face, Bridger-Teton National Forest, WY
148. Broken Thumb Couloir, 25 Short, GTNP, WY
149. Bubblefun Couloir, Buck Mountain, North Face, GTNP, WY
150. Buck Mountain, East Face, GTNP, WY
151. Central Couloir, Cody Peak, BTNF, WY
152. Corbet’s Couloir, Jackson Hole, WY
153. East Hourglass Couloir, Nez Perce, GTNP, WY
154. Endless Couloir, Rendezvous Mountain, GTNP, WY
155. Four Hour Couloir, Shadow Peak, GTNP, WY
156. The Grand Teton, Chevy/Ford/Stettner Route, GTNP, WY
157. Grand Teton-Otterbody Route, GTNP, WY
158. Horseshoe Couloir, Rendezvous Mountain, GTNP, WY
159. Middle Teton Glacier Route, Middle Teton, GTNP, WY
160. Mile Long Couloir, Rendezvous Mountain, GTNP, WY
161. Newc Couloir, Buck Mountain, GTNP, WY
162. No Name Face, Bridger-Teton National Forest, WY
163. Once is Enough, Cody Peak, BTNF, WY
164. S&S Couloir, Jackson Hole, WY
165. The Sickle Couloir, Mt. Moran, GTNP, WY
165. The Skillet Couloir, Mt. Moran, GTNP, WY
167. The Sliver, Nez Perce, GTNP, WY
168. Son of Apocalypse, Prospector’s Peak, GTNP, WY
169. Spacewalk, Rendezvous Peak, BTNF, WY
170. Spock Chutes, Rendezvous Mountain, GTNP, WY
171. The Southwest Couloir, Mt. Moran, GTNP, WY
172. Teewinot East Face, GTNP, WY
173. Triple-A Chute, Upper Granite Canyon, GTNP, WY
174. Twice is Nice, Cody Peak, BTNF, WY
175. V Couloir, Prospector’s Peak, GTNP, WY
176. West Hourglass Couloir, Nez Perce, GTNP, WY
177. Zero G, Rendezvous Peak, BTNF, WY
⎪REST OF THE U.S. 🇺🇸
178. Big Couloir, Big Sky, MT
179. Catch A Fire, Glacier Peak, Beartooth Mountains, MT
180. Chamonix Couloir, Beartooth Mountains, MT
181. Cold Fusion, Mount Timpanogos, UT
182. Führer Finger, Mt. Ranier, WA
183. Giant Steps Couloir, MT. Williamson, CA
184. Hellmouth Couloir, Alex Lowe Peak, Hyalite Canyon, MT
185. Hypodermic Needle, Thunder Ridge, Wasatch, UT
186. JC (Jesus Christ) Couloir, Sawtooth Range, Stanley, ID
187. McConkey’s, Palisades Tahoe, CA
188. North Couloir, Abiathar Peak, Absaroka Range, WY
189. North Couloir, McGowen Peak, Sawtooths, ID
190. North Couloir, Southern Sierras, CA
191. Northwest Route, Mt. Shuksan, Cascades, WA
192. Patriarch, Glacier Peak, Beartooth Mountains, MT
193. Pipeline Couloir, Snowbird, UT
194. Resurrection Couloir, Sawtooth Range, Stanley, ID
195. Split Couloir, Split Mountain, CA
196. Terminal Cancer, Ruby Mountains, NV
197. The Sickle, Horstmann Peak, ID
198. Y Couloir, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT
199. Avalanche Loop (and adjacent slide paths), Adirondack Park, NY
200. Goa, Stowe, VT E1/S/40°
201. Huntington Ravine , Mt. Washington, NH
202. Tuckerman Ravine, Mt. Washington, NH
⎪EUROPE: Beyond the French Alps 🇪🇺
51. Aiguille d’Entreves/Glacier de Toula, Mt. Blanc de Courmayeur, Italy
52. Brenva Glacier/South Face of Tour Ronde, Mt. Blanc de Courmayeur, Italy
53. Cesso Couloir, Mt. Blanc de Courmayeur, Italy
54. Helbronner Cables, Mt. Blanc de Courmayeur, Italy
55. Marbree Couloir/Marbree Direct, Mont Blanc de Courmayeur, Italy
56. Passerelle Couloir Helbronner, Mt. Blanc de Courmayeur, Italy
57. Toula Glacier, Mont Blanc de Courmayeur, Italy
58. Aigle Couloir, Courmayeur, Italy
59. Bonatti Couloir, Courmayeur, Italy
60. Grassi Couloir, Courmayeur, Italy
61. Balma, Alagna, Italy
62. Col d’Arp, Courmayeur, Italy
63. Dolonne Couloir (Hidden Valley), Courmayeur, Italy
64. Gran Zebru, Ortler Group, Italy
65. Holzer Couloir, Val di Fassa, Canazei, Italy
66. Joel Couloir, Sella Group, Dolomites, Italy
67 Likke Schloss Couloir, Alagna, Italy
68. Punta Vittoria, North Face 'Victory', Alagna, Italy
69. Val Mesdi, Sella Group, Dolomites, Italy
70. Val Scura, Sella Ronda, Val Badia, Corvara, Italy
71. Vallon Couloir, Val di Fassa, Canazei, Italy
72. Vesses Couloir, Courmayeur, Italy
73. Banana Couloir, Mont Gele, Verbier, SUI
74 .Bec des Etagnes North Face, Verbier, SUI
75. Bec des Rosses, Dog Leg, Verbier, SUI
76. Galtiberg, Engelberg, SUI
77. Grassen, Engelberg, SUI
78.. Marinelli Couloir, Monte Rosa, Zermatt, SUI
79. Mont Fort North Face, Verbier SUI
80. Mont Fort (Back Side), Verbier, SUI
81. Saleina Couloir, Saleina Glacier/Saleina Valley, SUI
82. Trifide Couloir/Couloir-N-d'Orny, Pointe d'Orny, Trient/Val d’Arpette, SUI
83. Bareges Campana Corredor, Pyrenees, FR
84. Dammkar, Mittenwald, Germany
85. Edelgriess, Dachstein, Austria
86. Ellendaltinden West Couloir, Lyngen Alps, Norway
87. Glockturm, Kaunertal, Tyrol, Austria
88. Kugy Couloir, Mount Jalovec, Tamar Valley, Slovenia
89. Neue Welt, Zugsptize, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany/Ehrwald, Austria
90. Oksehogget Couloir, Tamok, Norway
91. Pic du Midi, Pyrenees, FR
92. Piccolo Mangart, North Face, Julian Alps, Slovenia
93. Store Hesten Couloir, Senja, Norway
94. The Godmother of All Couloirs, Forholttinden, Lyngen Alps, Norway
95. WSW Couloir, Deep Cirque, Wetterstein/Karwendel Range, Mittenwald, Germany
96. Valluga, St. Anton, Arlberg, Austria
97. Couloir du Vermicelle, Cambre d'Aze, Pyrenees
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BONUS: Obergablehorn, North Face, Zermatt/Zinal/Val d'Anniviers, SUI
BONUS: Shkhara West, Southwest Couloir, Georgia, Caucasu
BONUS: Mont Blanc, West Face, the ‘Himayalan’ Face, Courmayeur, Italy
⎪CANADA 🇨🇦
99. ¾ Couloir, Moraine Lake, Banff National Park, AB
100. Aemmer Couloir, Mt. Temple, Banff National Park, AB
101. Central Couloir, NW Face, Joffre PeakPemberton, Coast Range, BC
102. Combatant Couloir, Mt. Combatant, Waddington Coast Range, BC
103. Forever Young Couloir, Glacier National Park, Rogers Pass, BC
104. Mount Currie, Pencil & Central Couloirs, Mt. Currie, Pemberton, BC
105. Mount Sifton, Rogers Pass, BC
106.. North Bowl, Revelstoke, BC E3/S/45°
107. Owls Couloir/Owl's Jr., The Owls, Wedgemount Group, Pemberton, BC
108. Narrow Minded Couloir, Mt. Beluga, Baffin Island, Nunavut
109.. North Couloir, Copper Peaks, Rogers Pass, BC
110. North Face, Mt. Robson, BC
111. Polar Star Couloir, Mt. Beluga, Baffin Island, Nunavut
112. Saudan Couloir (Couloir Extreme), Whistler, BC
113. X Couloir, Mt. Whymper, Bow Valley, BC
⎪COLORADO 🇺🇸
122. Contention, Lower Bear Creek, Telluride, CO
123. Dead Elk Couloir, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
124. Dragontail Couloir, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
125. Gnar Couloir, Silverton, CO
126. Grandfather Couloir, Little Wasatch Peak, Telluride, CO
127. Hairy Banana, Little Wasatch Peak, Telluride, CO
128. Heaven’s Eleven, Little Wasatch Peak (summit), Telluride, CO
129. Holy Cross Couloir, White River National Forest, Colorado
130. North Maroon Peak, North Face, Maroon Bells, CO
131. Palmyra Peak (summit), ,San Juan Mountains, Telluride, CO
132. San Joaquin Couloir, San Juan Mountains, Telluride, CO
133. Senior’s, Palmyra Peak, Telluride, CO
134. Serpent Couloir, Yellow Mountain, San Juan Mountains, Ophir, CO
135. Sheep Chute, Sheep Mountain (summit), San Juans, Trout Lake, CO
136. Silver Chute, Telluride, CO
137. Snake Couloir, Mt. Sneffels (summit), San Juans, Ridgway, CO
138. Suicides, Bear Creek, Telluride, CO
139. Tempter Chute, Bear Creek, Telluride, CO
140. The Grande, Silverton, CO
141. The Turkey Chute, Red Mountain Pass, Silverton, CO
142. Why Couloir, Little Wasatch Peak (summit), Telluride, CO
143. Wilson Peak, Northeast Face, San Juans, CO
144. Wire Couloir, Alta Lakes Basin, Telluride, CO
⎪ARGENTINA, CHILE, JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND 🇦🇷 🇯🇵 🇨🇱 🇳🇿
203. Caroline Face of Aoraki, Mt. Cook, New Zealand
204. East Face of Mt. Cook, New Zealand
205. Las Gemelas Couloirs, Cerro Chapelco, Argentina
206. Super C Couloir, Andes, Portillo, Chile
207. Mt. Yotei, Hokkaido, Japan
208. Yarigate (Y) Couloir, Hakuba, Japan
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⎪THE WORLD’S BEST SKI TOURS 🌎
Bernese Oberland Traverse, Bernese Alps, Valais, Switzerland
Bernina High Route, Pontresina, Switzerland
Bernese Oberland 4000m Peaks Tour, Konkordiaplatz, Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland
Ecrins Haute Route, Ecrins Mountains, France
Grand Paradiso National Park, Valsavarenche Valley, Aosta Valley, Italy
The Classic Haute Route, Chamonix, France to Zermatt, Switzerland
Haute Route, ‘St-Bernard’ Variant via Plateau du Couloir, La Folly to Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland
Haute Route Hjørundfjorden, Sunnmøre Alps, Norway
Hornstrandir Nature Reserve, West Fjords, Iceland
Lyngen Peninsula, Karlsoy, Norway
The Monte Rosa Traverse, Monte Rosa Massif, Italy/Switzerland
Ortler Ski Traverse, South Tyrol, Italy
San Juan Hut System, Sneffels Range, San Juan Mountains, Colorado
Silvretta Alps Traverse, Paznaun Valley, Austria/Switzerland
Spearhead Traverse, Fitzsimmons Range, Whistler-Blackcomb backcountry, British Columbia, Canada
Tour de la Meije, Ecrins Mountains, La Grave, France
Vallee Blanche, Normal Route, Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, France
Wapta Traverse, Banff National Park, Canadian Rockies
“If there is no risk there is no adventure”
—Bill Briggs
The father of big mountain skiing in the U.S., and the first to ski the Grand Teton in 1971