The Bears are Stirring....

gravy boat · 03-24-2007, 04:57 PM

Hubby and I were skiing at Gunstock today and he spotted what he thought was an animal snoozing under a large rock with a good size of space underneath. My husband mentioned he saw a sign at the lift saying to leave the Bears (plural) alone...I didn't notice the sign and thought it was probably a joke of some sort.

We took the same lift and checked again -- sure enough, a good sized black bear was sleeping in that sheltered spot. We thought it would be too good to be true if we saw it moving. After seeing a few porcupines munching on some trees last weekend (under the Panorama), we felt very lucky to see a hibernating bear.

A few lift rides later and there SHE was -- crawling out from the rock after TWO cubs! We were so excited to see a mama bear and her cubs. Eventually they went back to sleep in the same spot. We went up the lift a few times and tried to see how many cubs -- we saw two for sure.

My cell phone didn't catch a shot good enough, so when we return tomorrow we'll bring our digital.

For those skiers out there heading to Gunstock tomorrow -- take the Tiger chairlift and about 100 yards short of where Derringer kicks in you'll see two large rocks on the right -- the second one is set back just a bit further than the first -- that's the spot.

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03-24-2007, 04:57 PM	#1
gravy boat Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Gilford year round, West Alton summers Posts: 589 Thanks: 596 Thanked 200 Times in 100 Posts	The Bears are Stirring.... Hubby and I were skiing at Gunstock today and he spotted what he thought was an animal snoozing under a large rock with a good size of space underneath. My husband mentioned he saw a sign at the lift saying to leave the Bears (plural) alone...I didn't notice the sign and thought it was probably a joke of some sort. We took the same lift and checked again -- sure enough, a good sized black bear was sleeping in that sheltered spot. We thought it would be too good to be true if we saw it moving. After seeing a few porcupines munching on some trees last weekend (under the Panorama), we felt very lucky to see a hibernating bear. A few lift rides later and there SHE was -- crawling out from the rock after TWO cubs! We were so excited to see a mama bear and her cubs. Eventually they went back to sleep in the same spot. We went up the lift a few times and tried to see how many cubs -- we saw two for sure. My cell phone didn't catch a shot good enough, so when we return tomorrow we'll bring our digital. For those skiers out there heading to Gunstock tomorrow -- take the Tiger chairlift and about 100 yards short of where Derringer kicks in you'll see two large rocks on the right -- the second one is set back just a bit further than the first -- that's the spot. Gravy