Whistler Blackcomb, BC, Shuts Down Trails After Several Cougar Encounters Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia, will keep large sections of its mountain closed Monday after a string of cougar encounters over the weekend, the latest in a series of incidents. The most recent sighting happened Sunday morning on the Blackcomb side of the Whistler Mountain Bike Park. A young family, out for a hike, described a tense moment when a woman […] Biking SnowBrains | June 23, 2025 0 Comments
Man Kills Mountain Lion with Shovel in Campground Near Cañon City, CO On September 26, a Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) officer in Cañon City, Colorado, responded to a report of an aggressive mountain lion that had been killed by a man with a shovel. The CPW officer found the man with a dead lion on the hood of his Jeep in a campground west of Cañon City, in Fremont County. The […] Julia Schneemann | October 3, 2024 2 Comments
Mountain Lion Attacks Brothers, Fatally Wounding 1, in El Dorado County, CA A mountain lion attacked two brothers who were antler shed hunting in a remote area of Darling Ridge Road and Skid Road, Georgetown, California, on Saturday, March 24, fatally wounding the older brother. It is the first fatal mountain lion attack in California in 20 years. An 18-year-old teenager called 911 on Saturday at 1:13 p.m. reporting that he and […] SnowBrains | March 25, 2024 0 Comments
8-Year-Old Girl Survives Mountain Lion Attack in Olympic National Park, WA At 6:30 PM on Saturday, July 29, Olympic National Park was notified that an 8-year-old child was attacked by a cougar while camping at Lake Angeles, which is in the Heart O’ the Hills area south of Port Angeles. The cougar casually abandoned its attack after being yelled and screamed at by the child’s mother. Park personnel quickly responded, and […] SnowBrains | July 31, 2023 0 Comments
Man in Hot Tub Attacked by Mountain Lion in Nathrop, CO A man sitting in an in-ground hot tub near Nathrop, CO, was clawed in the head by a mountain lion on Saturday night, March 18, 2023. The victim was sitting in the hot tub with his wife around 8 p.m. when something grabbed his head. He and his wife began screaming and splashing water at the animal to scare it away. […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 20, 2023 3 Comments
2 Women Survive Mountain Lion Attack on Trail Near Salt Lake City, UT A woman and her friend were attacked by a mountain lion while trail running in Mill Creek Canyon, UT, on Sunday morning, Kolbie Peterson reports for the Salt Lake Tribune. Related: Colorado Man Killed Mountain Lion with Bare Hands When He was Attacked While Trail Running The pair were running along the Pipeline Trail when they turned the corner and […] SnowBrains | September 26, 2022 3 Comments
Woman Saves Her Dog From Jaws of Mountain Lion in Vicious Attack in California Wildlife officers from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) responded to a report of a mountain lion attack in Trinity County, CA, on May 16, 2022. The incident occurred at approximately 3:00 pm along State Route 299 near Big Bar. Related: California To Build Wildlife Bridge To Save Mountain Lions A woman was driving on State Route 299 […] SnowBrains | May 18, 2022 3 Comments
[VIDEO] Mountain Lion Startles Visitors in Vail, CO Visitors in the Lionshead Village area in Vail, Colo. were surprised this past weekend with an uncommon visitor – a wild mountain lion. The lion was first spotted Saturday morning by a guest at The Antlers at Vail. The guest alerted a front desk agent, Emily Holguin, and from there, guests were alerted of the mountain lion’s presence in the […] Haleigh Hafner | January 13, 2022 0 Comments
Mother Saves 5-Year-Old Son’s Life by Fighting Mountain Lion With Her Bare Hands in Los Angeles County, CA The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) confirmed that a mountain lion shot and killed by a wildlife officer was the one responsible for injuring a five-year-old boy Thursday near Calabasas in Los Angeles County. The boy is in stable condition. On Aug 26, 2021, at approximately 10:45 am, a 65-lb. mountain lion attacked the boy in his front […] SnowBrains | August 30, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Intense Situation as Mountain Lion Chases Man Down Trail in Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT [arve url="https://youtu.be/zCeUftZpRKk"] SnowBrains | May 14, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Mountain Lion Spotted on Trails at Big Sky Resort, MT Reddit user u/pillageinyourvillage shared their experience with r/skiing of seeing a mountain lion while skiing at Big Sky, MT, on Wednesday. Related: Colorado Man Killed Mountain Lion with Bare Hands When He was Attacked While Trail Running They even managed to stay calm enough to snap the above picture. Upon reaching the base and informing patrol, “they had closed down half […] SnowBrains | January 29, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Mountain Lion Appears to Stalk Kids in a California Neighborhood [arve url="https://youtu.be/p1oLgXJdQu4"] SnowBrains | September 22, 2020 Likes Tweets 2 Comments
VIDEO: Hiker’s Tense Stand-Off With Mountain Lion in Glacier National Park [arve url="https://youtu.be/rNO2CUGPSl8"] SnowBrains | August 25, 2020 Likes Tweets 1 Comment
VIDEO: Mountain Lion Attacks a Civilian and Sheriff’s Deputy in Loveland, CO [arve url="https://youtu.be/xqZKbnuB6Ss"] SnowBrains | March 12, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Mountain Lion Attacks 3-Year-Old Boy in California Wilderness Park | Father Saves His Life A 3-year-old boy was attacked and grabbed around the neck by a mountain lion on Monday in a California wilderness park, authorities said. The frightening incident happened at the Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park, about 50 miles southeast of Los Angeles. Related: VIDEO: Mountain Lion Wanders Among Stopped Traffic on Colorado Highway The boy and his family were walking a popular trail when […] SnowBrains | January 22, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Mountain Lion Wanders Among Stopped Traffic on Colorado Highway [arve url="https://youtu.be/2wyzbfgRlDg"] SnowBrains | September 30, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
VIDEO: Sheriffs Coax Mountain Lion Out of Bathroom in California House A mountain lion wandered inside a California house and was captured in a photo lying on a bathroom floor. Related: Mountain Lion Sightings Put Popular Open Space Preserves on South Peninsula, CA on High Alert The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post that family members and the cat ran away from each other Sunday after the cougar […] SnowBrains | September 19, 2019 0 Comments
Mountain Lion Sightings Put Popular Open Space Preserves on South Peninsula, CA on High Alert Three popular open space preserves in a 5-mile span on the South Peninsula near San Francisco, CA are on alert after several mountain lion sightings and a preserve closure. The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District has set up a mountain lion hotline at 650-691-2165, the fastest way to report an incident to a ranger, said Leigh Ann Gessner at MidPen’s […] SnowBrains | September 16, 2019 0 Comments
8-Year-Old Boy Attacked by Mountain Lion in Colorado | ‘Heroic’ Father Saves His Life An eight-year-old boy was bitten on the head by a mountain lion outside his home in Colorado – the third such attack in the state this year. The boy had been playing on a trampoline with his brother at their home in the town of Bailey, 35 miles southwest of Denver, on Wednesday evening when a friend called out to […] SnowBrains | August 23, 2019 0 Comments
Colorado Hunter Survives Mountain Lion Attack by Fighting Back with Pocket Knife Richard Marriott survived an attack by a mountain lion Saturday night near Kremmling, CO fighting back by stabbing the animal with a pocket knife and throwing rocks at it, a spokesman for Colorado Parks and Wildlife said. Related: Colorado Man Killed Mountain Lion with Bare Hands When He was Attacked While Trail Running Richard was reportedly attacked around 9 pm […] SnowBrains | August 20, 2019 0 Comments
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