North Couloir (aka Bloody Couloir) Climber's Log

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Deb

Deb - Jun 25, 2020 4:23 pm Date Climbed: May 21, 2020

Horrifying!  Sucess!

Kevin and I were just suppose to just check out the couloir and maybe ski the bottom portion, but NOOOO we went to the top and scared that crap out of ourselves skiing down. Real lousy inconsistent snow conditions made the descent a crap shoot although conditions improved halfway down...too late, already shit myself! HAHA!

Alex.k - Jun 7, 2018 4:34 am Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2018

First Backcountry ski session  Sucess!

Drove about a mile up the road and hiked the rest of the way. Snowboarded back down on awesome corn snow.

WayneFry

WayneFry - Jul 11, 2012 12:05 pm Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2012

Bloody Well Right  Sucess!

Climbed this route later in the year with a team of six from SMG. From base camp (Laurel lakes), it took us about 3 hrs to summit and 2 hrs to descend the NW ridge. At the time the couloir was still in good shape and made for a good steep climb. Overall, this was a great trip. The road leading into Laurel canyon IS as rough as everyone says. You most definitely need a reliable 4WD vehicle with a good amount of ground clearance and good tires to tackle this beast. We used a 2001 Durango and a later model Ford F350 Super Duty to get in and out.

GigaMike

GigaMike - Jun 12, 2011 8:59 pm Date Climbed: Jun 11, 2011

Right Fork  Sucess!

Climbed the right fork of Bloody Couloir. Steep but soft snow made the climb easy going. Fun route!

PrestonRhea

PrestonRhea - Sep 24, 2010 8:57 pm Date Climbed: Sep 23, 2009

Bloody - Right  Sucess!

Super fun couloir. A bit short in Sept, but still long enough to be fun and icy all the way. Took the right fork and definitely enjoyed it. Only had one tool, another might have been useful, but certainly not needed.

granjero

granjero - Mar 3, 2010 9:09 pm Date Climbed: May 29, 2006

Fun ski  Sucess!

Long walk back, but a very nice cruise of a descent in glorious weather, snow, and place.

bearbnz

bearbnz - Jun 16, 2009 9:35 am Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2009

Ski Descent  Sucess!

Hiked up the NE Ridge and skied down on better-than-expected snow. Up high the hard-frozen snow had a layer of hail that made it reasonable, and lower down there was actually some nice corn. The last few hundred feet were junky suncups. Came down on AT gear, and my friend Dave was on his snowboard.

Deb

Deb - May 21, 2007 1:57 pm Date Climbed: May 20, 2007

Bloody Couloir - Left Fork  Sucess!

Solo climb - Totally beautiful couloir, hard frozen snow; perfect weather. Brought 2 axes for the right fork but after "shitting myself" over large rockfall, I opted for the "cheesy" route on the left. Loved it like cake on top! Descended by way of north ridge choss slide and into a rock chute, then down to the road; couloir frozen too hard to glissade. Had to park next to telescope hut due to undesirable road conditions for my pansy Xterra, so I got my good hike in as well. Pretty pleased with this mountain.

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