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** Twenty-six, including a few stray skiers, took part in this trip which was based at the Massey University Rut on the southern slopes of Mount Ruapehu. saturday dawned mighty fine and after a morning of theory at the hut, the group climbed te higher and steeper “slopes in the vicinity of the first and second chairs. Deep snow thwartec crampon instruction, but all received a good dose of rope work. A virtual blizzard put the kybosh on Sunday activity s0 the second AIC ended with an early return home. Apart from the Sundey weather and ceep snow conditions, I a lack of ‘instructors hampered the weekend activities.