This is album is still under constuction so check back every now and then Wasatch CouloirsPlease feel free to add any pictures you have of a couloir in the Wasatch Range. They can be pictures of climbing up, skiing down, looking at ect............................................................. you get the idea. The Wasatch Couloir List........(From personal experinces)1. The Hypodermic Needle- A true Wasatch classic worthy of anyones "to ski list". This couloir, located in Hogum Fork, is a popular ski destination as well as climbing route to North Thunder Mountain. Early season there can be a cliffy section but usually this is not an issue.  The Hypodermic Needle as seen from the Obelisk  The Hypodermic Needle from the bottom.
2. Tanners Slide Path- Anyone who has drove up Little Cottonwood Canyon has most likely caught a glimps of this Wasatch beauty. Tanners Slide Path makes a good climbing route (for the Triple Traverse) and an even better ski run. As long as conditions are stable just about anytime of year is a great time for Tanners Slide Path.
3. Pfeifferhorn NW Couloir- Dark and usually quiet this couloir is never sees much traffic throught the year. A 50 foot cliff in the middle definatly keeps the riff raff away. Enjoy with caution.  The dark and quiet NW Couloir.
 D_shorb's close up of the NW Couloir
4. The Pipeline Couloir- Despite being seen by just about every skier at Snowbird, this Wasatch Gem usually never sees much traffic. When Snowbird is open this couloir is usually not. Snowbird will arrest those who ignore the closed signs. Every year Snowbird opens up the gates around May so get it while you can if its open.  The Pipeline Couloir in May  Looking down The Pipeline Couloir.
5. Limber Pine Couloir- Just below the White Pine Parking lot is a couloir known by UDOT as Limber Pine. This steep and almost perfectly straight couloir is a known and frequent avalancher in Little Cottonwood Canyon but is well worth the risk as well as effort that this couloir demands.
6. The Sliver Couloir- Just above the Hypodermic Needle is another Wasatch classic known by most who tour in Hogum Fork as the Sliver Couloir. A long hike, a big apron and a steep couloir awaits anyone with the Sliver Couloir on their "to ski list"  Skinning up The Sliver Couloir
7. The Suicide Chute- Not nearly as scary as the name implies, you can find this couloir on the eastern slopes of Mount Superior. When all the other couloirs in the Wasatch are too runneled and suncupped to ski, the Suicide Chute is usually the last remaining skible couloir.  The Suicide Chute in mid-winer form  Looking down The Suicide Chute
8. The Lightning Bolt Couloir- More often looked at rather than skied this couloir is more rocky than it looks. The rocks, difficult access routes and its shear steepness keep this couloir out of most peoples plans. Sometimes when the Lightning Bolt Couloir is not filled in the Lightning Bolt Apron skiing can make an okay alternative.  The Lightning Bolt Couloir
9. Mount Tuscarora's East Couloir- Also known to some as the Seagull Couloir this run is one of the steeper couloirs in the Wasatch Range. There are all sorts of hazards that include, but not limited to hidden rocks, large cornices, avalanches, falling rock, large runnels and deep moats. Enjoy this one with caution.
10. The Y Couloir- If you are looking for a couloir that is relentlessly steep and somewhat difficult to find (the 1st time) than the Y Coulior is just for you. In order to ski this one you will first need to cross the LCC river. Ski strait down from the parking lot and start searching for the river crossing. Once past this crux start heading back down canyon along the river till the couloir appears. Once in the couloir go up, right and then left till you hit the top. Oh ya be sure to bring a helmet along for this one.
 D_shorb's perfect shot of the Y couloir
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