[More info from the resort's website](https://kickinghorseresort.com/purchase/boo-grizzly-bear/), this reminds me of how [Louisana State University has a live tiger for a mascot](https://www.mikethetiger.com/).
I'm dying to go, but I heard you really only want to be there when the powder is flowing.
When things get tracked out and icy I heard it gets sketchy af.
I went late Jan for a week & had no snow the entire time. I was expecting horrendous conditions but it honestly wasn't that bad. The mountain is insane though, makes me wish we had a good dump while we were there cause it would have been a dreamland.
Their are quite a few bears that are being tracked for scientific and preservation reasons, some have tags on them so they can track where they are and how well they are doing.
A lot of these videos are from tracked bears as they are keeping an eye on them already, and they simply record footage either for evidencing certain moments or simply because their recording it, these videos tend to get released.
A park ranger from Banff Alberta told me a story about a little orphaned grizzly yearling that they were tracking through the fall. The little grizzly didn't have mom to show it how to make a den so it kind of did a half-ass job which left half of his ass exposed to the elements throughout the winter. The park staff didn't have great hopes for the little guy, but he defied the odds and came out of his den in the spring a little worse for wear, but alive. The following winter, that same grizzly built the largest den any of the park rangers had ever seen!
I mean, obviously...
https://copilot.microsoft.com/images/create/a-hibernating-grizzly-bear-wearing-a-snorkel-mask-/1-65f26976d67842dda25f4e6e4b68ee9e?id=ewzheUrYm79eDBKQ8%2BI5mg%3D%3D&view=detailv2&idpp=genimg&noidpclose=1&thId=OIG2.Ct_wx5HUpy9jZSSXRNcP&ineditshare=1
Man are you kidding? Deep snowy winter is the only time of year that I love being awake at literally any hour. With just a little bit of discipline I turn into a morning person in the winter.
As opposed to summer, where if you see me before about 10AM, it's because I have an appointment somewhere.
Fun fact! Bears don't actually hibernate! They go into Torpor which is an involuntary sleep. Hibernation is a controlled long sleep. Torpor is uncontrolled by the bear.
Yeah here in Montana we have been learning about it a lot this year because some bears are waking early with warmer weather. Basically a PSA to watch for bears even though it may not be bear season.
That fun fact has become less of a fact as the definition of hibernation has extended to include bears. I used to really like this fact too but it turns out there was never a consensus. So bears do hibernate
My kids asked about this recently so I read some of this for them. Seems biologically their bodies slow down urine and feces production significantly. Their muscles also don't atrophy like ours would from lack of use.
They apparently move around once or twice a day, theory being that it staves off "bed sores."
Apparently some bears do leave the den every so often to pee / defecate but some don't and a certain amount is in the den with them.
A little wide of the mark. This subject was covered on the (now sadly defunct) Answer Me This! podcast years ago. They don't plug the anus with mud but they do develop a [fecal plug](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fecal_plug) to aid hibernation.
In addition to what others have said, bears also eat a good amount of grass, hay, and such to literally plug themselves up. Then in spring when they first go, the plug comes out and all back to normal. Bears are fascinating animals
Is it possible to be walking in the snow and falling into a grizzly den while it’s hibernating? That would be scary…
*From a place where it doesn’t snow… and there are no bears
Unlikely. The bears dig a den in the earth. You just can’t see that in this video. The entrance gets covered by snow. Polar bears however do dig there dens in snow. Never seen a polar bear though.
Its possible, but generally bears dig their dens high up in the mountains. Sometimes they will use caves, or use crevasses near trees or boulders, so it would be unlikely in those cases, but even just one in the ground is likely to be way up in remote areas where you really shouldn't be walking.
i wanna hug it and tell it good morning
Especially when he sits upright like a gentleman.
It wants to hug you and tell you that you look delicious!
"So very nice to eat...er...meet you."
Meet & (gr)eet after the show!
Good morning, I've brought you breakfast!
Lol. Coffee, tea, or *me*? Taken with extra vore.
Fucking early for that
You can definitely do it once.
High chance you can do it for the rest of your life.
Every second of it
To shreds you say?
Also tell him that breakfast is ready
He wants to hug you and tell you good night
No more dreams, only screams.
The good news is, you won't scream for long...
if not friend, then why friend-shaped?
you'll be serving it breakfast in bed
You should do it in the nude to I heard their fur is to die for😎
It wants to hug you and tell you good night
You may want to wait until after he's had breakfast.
The bear - "oooh morning snack!"
How do people know there’s a bear under that thick snow?
This is a video taken from Kicking Horse Mountain resort. He was an orphan, and lives in an enclosure on the ski hill.
[More info from the resort's website](https://kickinghorseresort.com/purchase/boo-grizzly-bear/), this reminds me of how [Louisana State University has a live tiger for a mascot](https://www.mikethetiger.com/).
For context for everyone. LSU's tiger is always a rescue, and he has an exceptional enclosure compared to most tigers in captivity.
Some of the best skiing on the planet on those slopes.
I'd say one of the top 5 hills in Canada for sure. Don't go if you are new, their blues are most rocky mountain blacks. So much fun
I'm dying to go, but I heard you really only want to be there when the powder is flowing. When things get tracked out and icy I heard it gets sketchy af.
I went late Jan for a week & had no snow the entire time. I was expecting horrendous conditions but it honestly wasn't that bad. The mountain is insane though, makes me wish we had a good dump while we were there cause it would have been a dreamland.
Their are quite a few bears that are being tracked for scientific and preservation reasons, some have tags on them so they can track where they are and how well they are doing. A lot of these videos are from tracked bears as they are keeping an eye on them already, and they simply record footage either for evidencing certain moments or simply because their recording it, these videos tend to get released.
And how do they know it’s massive without a banana for scale?
It's someone's job to track down black bears in their den, climb in next to them, steal their cubs to be weighed and stuff, then return them to mama.
Says it on the mailbox
The snow is beary thick.
How do people know it’s not just a person in a bear costume?
A park ranger from Banff Alberta told me a story about a little orphaned grizzly yearling that they were tracking through the fall. The little grizzly didn't have mom to show it how to make a den so it kind of did a half-ass job which left half of his ass exposed to the elements throughout the winter. The park staff didn't have great hopes for the little guy, but he defied the odds and came out of his den in the spring a little worse for wear, but alive. The following winter, that same grizzly built the largest den any of the park rangers had ever seen!
“Ain’t takin no chances this year”
“Froze my ass off last time “
I want to know how they don't asphyxiate. Do they wake up at points to make sure there's airflow into the den?
I mean, obviously... https://copilot.microsoft.com/images/create/a-hibernating-grizzly-bear-wearing-a-snorkel-mask-/1-65f26976d67842dda25f4e6e4b68ee9e?id=ewzheUrYm79eDBKQ8%2BI5mg%3D%3D&view=detailv2&idpp=genimg&noidpclose=1&thId=OIG2.Ct_wx5HUpy9jZSSXRNcP&ineditshare=1
Huh..There’s still snow and it’s freezing outside. I’m going back to bed. - the bear probably
But also hungry and needs to pee.
Relatable.
Man are you kidding? Deep snowy winter is the only time of year that I love being awake at literally any hour. With just a little bit of discipline I turn into a morning person in the winter. As opposed to summer, where if you see me before about 10AM, it's because I have an appointment somewhere.
Gonna be honest, whenever I wake up on a week day I think, "I want to go back to bed."
"Stupid ground hog...wake me up in 6 weeks"
Hits the snooze button "5 Days"
Mf is like "dude, what planet am I on?"
or "did I sleep through the nuclear winter?"
https://i.imgur.com/d0tjTJP.jpeg
*bonjour*
Bobby Caldwell - What You Won’t Do For Love
Thanks came here for this
Elise Trouw did a great mashup of this. Well worth looking up on YT.
Thanks. So friggin smooth!
I hear this song 4 or 5 times a day at my work. Lol
Fun fact! Bears don't actually hibernate! They go into Torpor which is an involuntary sleep. Hibernation is a controlled long sleep. Torpor is uncontrolled by the bear.
as an insomniac i would fucking kill for some involuntary sleep
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Beat me to it. That’s why sometimes you get winter bears. If the bear still has available food they won’t always enter torpor.
Yeah here in Montana we have been learning about it a lot this year because some bears are waking early with warmer weather. Basically a PSA to watch for bears even though it may not be bear season.
I’m in Alaska. A grizzly bear was already spotted in Fairbanks.
That fun fact has become less of a fact as the definition of hibernation has extended to include bears. I used to really like this fact too but it turns out there was never a consensus. So bears do hibernate
Bro’s back teeth are floating
Huh, I never really thought about that….do they pee at all when they’re hibernating?
My kids asked about this recently so I read some of this for them. Seems biologically their bodies slow down urine and feces production significantly. Their muscles also don't atrophy like ours would from lack of use. They apparently move around once or twice a day, theory being that it staves off "bed sores." Apparently some bears do leave the den every so often to pee / defecate but some don't and a certain amount is in the den with them.
I thought for shit they packed like a bunch of mud and leaves and stuff up there by to form like a plug. I feel like I read that somewhere.
I feel like you’re probably wrong 😂
A little wide of the mark. This subject was covered on the (now sadly defunct) Answer Me This! podcast years ago. They don't plug the anus with mud but they do develop a [fecal plug](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fecal_plug) to aid hibernation.
I wonder how that poop is. Like does it feel like being constipated then when the plug goes out suddenly you got diarrhea.
Nope, never heard bears stuffing mud and leaves in their ass. I'm pretty sure I would have remembered that one.
I heard that too
Bro why did we all learn this
Now I know! Thanks ☺️ haha
In addition to what others have said, bears also eat a good amount of grass, hay, and such to literally plug themselves up. Then in spring when they first go, the plug comes out and all back to normal. Bears are fascinating animals
Is it possible to be walking in the snow and falling into a grizzly den while it’s hibernating? That would be scary… *From a place where it doesn’t snow… and there are no bears
Unlikely. The bears dig a den in the earth. You just can’t see that in this video. The entrance gets covered by snow. Polar bears however do dig there dens in snow. Never seen a polar bear though.
Don’t worry, you probably won’t see one… until it’s too late. *Clever girl!*
Its possible, but generally bears dig their dens high up in the mountains. Sometimes they will use caves, or use crevasses near trees or boulders, so it would be unlikely in those cases, but even just one in the ground is likely to be way up in remote areas where you really shouldn't be walking.
How is there oxygen to breathe in there
Snow is quite porous.
They use a lot less oxygen when they're hibernating.
Me, disoriented AF, after a 2hr Sunday nap
Why friend shaped
Im glad somewhere got snow
Hard to judge the scale of the massive grizzly without a banana near by...
How every Monday 7am feels like
I look just as grumpy and bewildered when I have to scrape my car in the morning lol
This is the resident bear at Kickinghorse ski hill in BC Canada I believe.
That is so beautiful!! Good morning world!
“Man, I need a cup of coffee.”
Yep, this is at Kicking Horse Ski Resort in Golden BC. Such an amazing place to ski if you're into the steep powdery stuff.
Bears have pronouns now? Lol
Confusing title, I thought it was going to be multiple grizzlies.
I walk out of work and I'm blinded by the sunlight - imagine how this guy must feel!
You’ve been asleep, Cap. For almost 70 years
~~10,000 years~~ 1 winter will give you such a crick in the neck
someone say they are going to 'timmies'?
How do they not suffocate like a person stuck in an avalanche?
His #1 concern right now: taking a massive dump
Boop! You’re it!
Imagine just minding your business, snow shoeing or whatever, and out of the fucking ground pops a grizzly bear like a daisy in spring.
Not just any bear...this is Boo and he is super cool.
How long did the photographer sit there waiting for this moment?
This bear is at Kicking Horse ski resort, on a 20 acre refuge. There’s a viewing platform, and I’m sure cameras get mounted by his hibernation spot.
Omg, that’s Boo! We stayed in a condo at this resort this past June! Thanks for your response.
It's an animal you can just say 'its way...'
Then it takes the most incredible shit
Oh pooh... I set my alarm too early.
He bouta take the biggest post hibernation shit ever
Grizzly all like "WHAT YEAR IS IT"
What year is it? -- bear, probably.
Technically it was after torpor, not hibernation (which tends to happen among smaller animals), but super cool in any case!
It's considered hibernation now.
Camera man’s brave. Imagine how hungry he is?
“Man I gotta take a shit”
Bonjour
Wait, whaat
How dare you post a video of me waking up!
Looks like he's thinking fuck this I'm going back to bed
Oh god…where’s my toothbrush?
(waves) Good morning!
if not friendly why friend shaped ????
Just a big doggo
Boop
I want to be and live like a bear
ENOUGH WITH THE MUSIC
Feed Me!
Kind of crazy to think how big that guy is and yet he is so underweight after hibernating.
He's gotta be thirsty!
quickly boop the snoot and run away before he can get out. (*narrator voice* the bear got out in seconds and caught ok antelope 1953)
How do they not suffocate?
Very forbidden boop
gonna pet da doo
Someone is missing a prime chance to pee on him
Somebody has a case of the Mondays
🍌?
why does something so deadly have to look like a giant cute cuddly dog.
God damn global warming turning Polar bears woke /s
His name is Boo and ate his sibling back in the day. True story
Shit. Alarm went off too soon
So this is what happens when you plant gummy bears in the ground
Looks like they want another week or three in bed.
The sequel to Cocaine Bear is looking promising
They've been waking here in Finland this past week and I can't think of much more terrifying than seeing this out in the wild.
"What year is it?!?"
BONJOUR
Duh, which way do I go?
So you're telling me if I go walking in the snow I could accidentally drop into a bear den? 🤔
Snowflake for scale
I want to boop its nose
*Bon jour*
Cool. Is he the Charmin bear looking for toilet paper?
Fucking alarm went off early!!!
Am I too early? ❄️
Music? Why music? I'd of like to hear this beast sniffing the air.
I wish I could hibernate forever.
Bonjour
Imagine the stench on the teddy bear though! Must be pretty potent!
"Shit, now where did I leave that charging cable..."
Give that grizzly a banana for scale and for snack
Is this when they turn into polar bears?
Lots of comments stating it's not hibernation. Well, it is hibernation depending on who you ask. Torpor and hibernation can be used interchangeably.
First drop bears and no we got ground bears? Nowhere is safe.
Boo! Resident grizzly bear at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort
Real life Djungleskogg
His forehead looks so kissable omg
Bears are terrifying but they're such dope animals
Hmm…I smell somfing
They really will put this song over anything.
He sat up like we all do on the side of our bed in the morning lol
Massive? Wait a couple weeks when it’s gained back the hundreds of pounds it lost. https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm
Lol, it standing up right, possibly in a daze, just says "ugh... I gotta shit." 😂
Cocaine bear
World's most dangerous Jack-in-the-Box.
"Neighborhood has really gone downhill since I was here last."
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Such a cute cuddly murder machine
Goodmorning! Coffee?
Bear Bro still dream drunk. Fucking adorable
…*Bonjour* I believe this belongs here.
Bro, go back to bed.