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Animals while skiing?

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WoFIowz
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No not Henrik. Actual nanimals. Anyone got any good wild or domestic animal stories? I saw a porcupine this year in the woods so that was cool. The skunk was not.

This video of the snow leopard is definitely crazy. Moose videos are good too
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/965112/Skier-Almost-Runs-Over-Snow-Leopard
May 26 2020 1:18AM
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iced
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had a lil guy that looked like a vole with no arms hop about 10 m across the slope at tremblant to have a sit on my ski, and then run back
May 26 2020 2:14AM
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jl4w
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in australia you see the occasional wombat
May 26 2020 5:51AM
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Celery
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I occasionally see some squirrels cross a trail here or there. Also I've had many near death encounters with the legendary sabertooth beaver.
May 26 2020 8:50AM
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patagonialuke
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This hare / rabbit with a deathwish will always be one of my favorites. That snow leopard video is insane, mostly cause of how rare those things are.


https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/965122/Avalanche--Run-Rabbit-Run--Original-Video-By-Helipro-
May 26 2020 9:27AM
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Jpurd
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https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/965128/Moose-runs-through-crowded-base-area-at-Colorado-ski-resort
May 26 2020 9:32AM
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little1337
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patagonialukeThis hare / rabbit with a deathwish will always be one of my favorites. That snow leopard video is insane, mostly cause of how rare those things are.


https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/965122/Avalanche--Run-Rabbit-Run--Original-Video-By-Helipro-


Lol its like in a cartoon when someones running up a falling cliff
May 26 2020 10:59AM
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little1337
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patagonialukeThis hare / rabbit with a deathwish will always be one of my favorites. That snow leopard video is insane, mostly cause of how rare those things are.


https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/965122/Avalanche--Run-Rabbit-Run--Original-Video-By-Helipro-


Lol its like in a cartoon when someones running up a falling cliff
May 26 2020 11:00AM
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eheath
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Moose walk around PC in the spring, you'll be riding the lift up the mtn and a huge fucking moose is just walking through the trees, its pretty cool.
May 26 2020 11:01AM
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Bended_Toenail
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There are a few resident grouse and Ptarmigans we see around here.
May 26 2020 11:35AM
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f100prerunner
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Popped into the trees last season to take a leak and finishing up I see a bear about 20-30 feet to the left of me...being by myself and in tree coverage, it was definitely a bit scary
May 26 2020 11:36AM
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Titus69
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See mostly marmots around Utah, in the BC or even PCs jump landings they’ll make little holes to live in, also plenty of moose in PC to find. My friends did set off a small avy this season and I guess along the way it brought a porcupine with it, think it made it out alive as they didn’t have to perform a rescue search and had no visible trauma.
May 26 2020 11:48AM
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WoFIowz
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patagonialukeThis hare / rabbit with a deathwish will always be one of my favorites. That snow leopard video is insane, mostly cause of how rare those things are.


https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/965122/Avalanche--Run-Rabbit-Run--Original-Video-By-Helipro-


So you CAN outrun an avalanche after all
May 26 2020 12:34PM
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hoodratz47
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Had a skunk late season run across the run near my student.
May 26 2020 4:15PM
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Titus69
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Turd__AuthoritySo you CAN outrun an avalanche after all


Seen this a bunch, still pretty sure the guy had no clue the slide was there seeing he was almost gonna drop back in when it cuts off, rabbit definitely made it.
May 26 2020 4:19PM
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SofaKingSick
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nothing more badass than being on a remote peak and only sharing it with a couple birds, especially if they're badass birds like falcons
May 26 2020 4:39PM
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SavageBiff
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https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/965156/Snowboarder-Girl-Chased-By-Bear---I-Was-Singing-Rihanna-Work-And-Didn-t-Know-It-Was-Behind-Me-
May 26 2020 4:41PM
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patagonialuke
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SavageBiffhttps://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/965156/Snowboarder-Girl-Chased-By-Bear---I-Was-Singing-Rihanna-Work-And-Didn-t-Know-It-Was-Behind-Me-


haha, ah yes, the one where a Grizzly Bear audibly growls while it's running through a forest in Japan...
May 26 2020 4:50PM
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BigPurpleSkiSuit
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Larry the Porcupine has been all over the place at snowbird lately.
May 26 2020 6:13PM
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WoFIowz
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SavageBiffhttps://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/965156/Snowboarder-Girl-Chased-By-Bear---I-Was-Singing-Rihanna-Work-And-Didn-t-Know-It-Was-Behind-Me-

Dude she had no clue hahaha holy shit this takes the cake
May 26 2020 6:16PM
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eheath
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Turd__AuthorityDude she had no clue hahaha holy shit this takes the cake


bro, thats fake.
May 26 2020 6:31PM
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Titus69
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BigPurpleSkiSuitLarry the Porcupine has been all over the place at snowbird lately.


He might’ve been the slide victim my friends saw in eagles nest, guy probably knows the wasatch better than uac guys.
May 26 2020 6:36PM
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WoFIowz
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eheathbro, thats fake.

Ah really? 😥😔
May 26 2020 6:37PM
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BigPurpleSkiSuit
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Titus69He might’ve been the slide victim my friends saw in eagles nest, guy probably knows the wasatch better than uac guys.


NOT LARRY! RIP in peace bud, may the heavens be filled with pine nuts and tram club fries
May 26 2020 6:48PM
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Titus69
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BigPurpleSkiSuitNOT LARRY! RIP in peace bud, may the heavens be filled with pine nuts and tram club fries


Don’t worry he lived, I remember snaps of him hobbling out of the debris, think it was just a big sluff but down a cliff too lol.
May 26 2020 6:59PM
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The.Fish
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1:06https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/910250/LINE-Traveling-Circus-2-6-Trains--Planes---Automobiles

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May 26 2020 7:01PM
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ASSholebomber22
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Skiing moose mountain in AK you'd see moose (shocker I know) but I'd always get sketched out skiing the last run of the day because the long twilight would fade out very quickly and you could always hear rustling in the trees.
May 26 2020 9:52PM
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shoenice
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https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/965170/Snowboarders-take-on-moose
this was at my local hill a few years ago
May 27 2020 12:03AM
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BigPurpleSkiSuit
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Any criminal history?

I chased a moose on a snowboard once

Well, then you're hired.
shoenicehttps://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/965170/Snowboarders-take-on-moose
this was at my local hill a few years ago
May 27 2020 12:11AM
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theabortionator
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I've seen fox, bear, bobcat, wombat, owls, and prolly other stuff from the cat. Seen a few of the same walking on the mountain.

Only really seen deer and maybe one bear riding.
May 27 2020 12:19AM
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cmski4_
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At Alyeska once the main lift was blocked by a moose who was in the lift line. Theres a vid out somewhere just search like moose ak lift line or something.
May 27 2020 12:39AM
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patagonialuke
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I totally forgot about Ptarmigans (basically high-alpine chickens). During the winter they have pure white coats and are basically invisible, and I had one time skiing in RMNP where one just blew up out of nowhere right next to me (basically like that LTC video). Normally they don't give a shit about people and will just slowly move away, but if you basically ski right over them, they take off seemingly out of nowhere (had the same happen with turkeys and grouse while biking).
May 27 2020 9:36AM
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SuspiciousFish
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eheathMoose walk around PC in the spring, you'll be riding the lift up the mtn and a huge fucking moose is just walking through the trees, its pretty cool.


Moose are sweet. They are actually really dangerous. There have been some stories from North Idaho of snowmobiles having to bail into snowbanks or rolling their sleds over if a moose attacks. Its a problem because the moose use the groomed tracks as trails and there is no way to get around them.
May 27 2020 11:54AM
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eheath
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SuspiciousFishMoose are sweet. They are actually really dangerous. There have been some stories from North Idaho of snowmobiles having to bail into snowbanks or rolling their sleds over if a moose attacks. Its a problem because the moose use the groomed tracks as trails and there is no way to get around them.


oh yeah man, bikers run into them in the summer on the trails in PC all the time, most people just turn around cause those fuckers will charge you hard.
May 27 2020 11:56AM
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shoenice
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I tend to see a lot of knuckle-draggin snow gorillas on these surfboard lookin things when i'm skiing, for some reason I never see em at Alta though
May 27 2020 12:26PM
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JAHBRADOR
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Old dude at my local hill skis with his pet parrot inside his onesie. It sits on his shoulder in the lodge and he has bird shit all over his shoulder.
May 27 2020 2:13PM
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S.C
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Best story I've got is an encounter with a wild turkey off trail at Beaver Creek. Thought it was a deer at first glance since I didn't realize turkeys lived in CO, let alone the mountains. Turns out there are some isolated populations of turkey in northwest Colorado.
May 27 2020 5:34PM
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eheath
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S.CBest story I've got is an encounter with a wild turkey off trail at Beaver Creek. Thought it was a deer at first glance since I didn't realize turkeys lived in CO, let alone the mountains. Turns out there are some isolated populations of turkey in northwest Colorado.


bro this golf course in utah has mad wild turkeys all over, sometimes you're about to swing and you hear GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE
May 27 2020 5:36PM
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GayWolf420
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eheathbro this golf course in utah has mad wild turkeys all over, sometimes you're about to swing and you hear GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE


i spent literal days cleaning up after the elk herd on our fairways at Glenwild last year lol, the elk herd is fucking awesome and majestic to see at the first light of dawn
May 27 2020 5:50PM
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eheath
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DeebieSkeebiesi spent literal days cleaning up after the elk herd on our fairways at Glenwild last year lol, the elk herd is fucking awesome and majestic to see at the first light of dawn


Yeah man, I've seen the maintenance guys shoving elk shit at the beginning of the season, I almost did that this year at promontory haha
May 27 2020 5:59PM
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SuspiciousFish
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eheathbro this golf course in utah has mad wild turkeys all over, sometimes you're about to swing and you hear GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE


Was that Wasatch Mountain Golf Course? Once I was driving the back way up over Park City on Pine Canyon Dr and we drove by the course and there was a huge flock of turkeys all chillin on one of the greens.

Man, I miss that drive. You start at PC and head over the pass then over the other side, pass Dear Creek Reservoir, then up through Sundance and over the pass through the Aspen groves and back down AF Canyon.
May 27 2020 6:00PM
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eheath
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SuspiciousFishWas that Wasatch Mountain Golf Course? Once I was driving the back way up over Park City on Pine Canyon Dr and we drove by the course and there was a huge flock of turkeys all chillin on one of the greens.

Man, I miss that drive. You start at PC and head over the pass then over the other side, pass Dear Creek Reservoir, then up through Sundance and over the pass through the Aspen groves and back down AF Canyon.


Yeah wasatch, I play there all the time, one of my favorite courses in utah.
May 27 2020 6:00PM
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holytoast
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eheathoh yeah man, bikers run into them in the summer on the trails in PC all the time, most people just turn around cause those fuckers will charge you hard.


moose are fucked
May 28 2020 1:24AM
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weastcoat
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Moles running around the top of the snow, sometimes you can catch them. Groundhogs everywhere underneath the lift and minks too (I think?).
May 28 2020 1:31AM
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dolanslebensraum
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jl4win australia you see the occasional wombat

Looks like a turd with legs
May 28 2020 2:33AM
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dolanslebensraum
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patagonialukeThis hare / rabbit with a deathwish will always be one of my favorites. That snow leopard video is insane, mostly cause of how rare those things are.


https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/965122/Avalanche--Run-Rabbit-Run--Original-Video-By-Helipro-


That was cool
May 28 2020 2:35AM
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dolanslebensraum
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eheathMoose walk around PC in the spring, you'll be riding the lift up the mtn and a huge fucking moose is just walking through the trees, its pretty cool.

Under condor at canyons i was skiing through a bushy area and rolled right up to a 7 foot tall moose. It was like 5 yards away and it just walked off after a minute.
May 28 2020 2:38AM
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SavageBiff
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Sounds like somebody got some oddly furry turds
DolanReloadedLooks like a turd with legs
May 28 2020 10:15AM
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Paul.
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Buncha marmots out on Hood in the spring/summer. Also the ravens will open your backpack and eat your sandwiches if you arent careful
May 30 2020 8:15PM
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Anti-Hero
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Last March at Jackson hole I saw a moose
Jun 2 2020 7:57AM
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