Wild Winter Wonders: Tales of Wildlife Gone Wild at Ski Resorts

As winter takes over the mountains, us snow junkies get a bit tunnel-sighted. Despite years of crazy and hilarious viral stories of animals taking back the slopes, I somehow never find myself preparing for a wild animal encounter as I strap up for the day. In an effort to be more prepared, or to at least force myself to remember there may very likely be an animal encounter on the mountain my next trip, here is a compilation of some of my favorite (innocent) wild animal mountain encounters. 

Lake Tahoe Bear-y Close Call (Dec 2023) https://ktla.com/news/california/close-call-with-bear-captured-on-video-at-lake-tahoe-ski-resort/

Paw-some Slopetacular for Colorado (Jan 2017)

https://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/05/ski-run-lynx-rare-sightings/

Feeling Boar-ed in Japan? (Feb 2023)

https://snowbrains.com/video-wild-boar-attacks-snowboarders-in-myoko-kogen-japan/

Moose on the Loose, friends (March 2017)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YutaCbLPdY