This was a small trip, perhaps since the original destination was Grassi. Both Great Cairn and Grassi are primarily ski mountaineering destinations with very large terrain and a shortage of sheltered slopes for having fun making turns. And both locations are glaciated, although Great Cairn to a lesser extent that Grassi. Jim Frankenfield, Organizer Jim Delzer, an OSU senior in Forest Products at the time. John Pearch, an OSU grad student in Geosciences at the time.
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