KOIN reports "New glacier found on Oregon's South Sister"
More accurately, Willamette Week says "A Previously Undiscovered Glacier Has Been Found on South Sister".
The glacier is on the north side in a cirque west of the north ridge. Apparently it went unnoticed because it's remote and dirty.
KOIN story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgMod5mcFU
WW story: https://www.wweek.com/environment/2021/ ... -mountain/
South Sister glacier discovery
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