5 Cyclists Fight Off a Cougar With Their Bare Hands to Save a Friend Last month, on February 17, on the Tokul Creek Trail, just northeast of Fall City, Washington, a group of five women cyclists had to fight off a cougar for 45 minutes with nothing but rocks, sticks, and their bare hands. The cyclists, who were all in their 50s and 60s and part of the competitive Recycled Cycles Racing team, were […] Cycle Brent Thomas | March 20, 2024 0 Comments
Metallica Frontman Contacts Woman Who Blasted Metallica Music to Scare Off Cougar Metallica frontman James Hetfield has reached out to a fan after learning she used his group’s music to scare off a cougar. Dee Gallant, a Vancouver Island resident, hit the news last month when she thanked the guys from Metallica for saving her life after she fended off a wild cougar by blasting their 1991 song ‘Don’t Tread on Me’. […] SnowBrains | August 15, 2019 0 Comments
Parks Canada Issues Cougar Warning After Multiple Sightings in Town of Banff Parks Canada are reminding the public to be cougar aware in Banff National Park after the wild animals were spotted in the Town of Banff. Officials say cougars have been frequenting the townsite in search of food. Cougar sightings are not out of the ordinary for the mountain town. Last January one was caught on camera taking a late night stroll […] SnowBrains | January 26, 2019 0 Comments
Cougar Attack Suspected In The Death Of An Oregon Hiker According to New York Daily News, the body of a missing hiker was found on Monday in Oregon’s Mt. Hood National Forest. Diana Bober, 55, was found on the edge of the Hunchback Trail after she went missing on hike that she embarked on August 29th. Her out-of-state family reported her missing after they failed to contact her. Diana last spoke with her […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 13, 2018 0 Comments
Mountain Biker Killed and Friend Injured by Cougar in Extremely Rare Attack Near Snoqualmie, WA Two friends riding their bikes in a mountainous, wooded area of Washington State on Saturday morning were attacked by a cougar, which killed one of them in the state’s first such fatality in more than 90 years, the New York Times reports. The authorities said the two cyclists saw the cougar, a 100-pound male, in pursuit and one of them […] SnowBrains | May 21, 2018 0 Comments
Eastern Cougar Officially Declared Extinct | No Sightings for 80-Years The eastern cougar has just been declared officially extinct. This Monday the eastern cougar was removed from the Endangered Species Act, of which it had been on since 1973, and declared extinct, reports iflscience.com. It is thought the last one was likely shot by hunters in 1938. The big cat (Puma concolor cougar) used to populate the forests, mountains, and grasslands […] Steven Agar | January 26, 2018 1 Comment
Top 25 Ski Bar Closes Forever | Utah’s “Cougar Inn,” I mean, “Canyon Inn” “Party Like You’re NOT in Utah.” – Theme of the Canyon Inn The Canyon Inn is widely considered the best ski bum bar in Salt Lake City and was voted as one of the 25 Best Ski Bars in the USA. It’s located right at the mouth of the Little Cottonwood Canyon that holds Utah’s two best ski resorts: Snowbird […] Industry News Miles Clark | October 26, 2015 2 Comments
VIDEO: Two Cougars Attack One Guy Last Week On September 22, 2015 – I was on a road 100 KM from Grande Prairie. Scary night!!! Going for a 10k run down a nice trail I found a couple weeks ago. Well, coming back I saw two cougars cross the path in front of me. Got out a bear banger, bear spray and most important my video camera. Wouldn’t you know it, as I walked by not seeing them, one came at me. Bear spray to his eyes, hollering like I’ve never done before and away went the cat and his brother (well his brother looked like he might come at me too so I shot a little at him for good measure). And yes, most importantly you can see it on video. SnowBrains | September 24, 2015 2 Comments