Gypsum Ridge - Black Bear sighted

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colinmah · Apr 18, 2021 · Spray - KLakes

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Weather
sunny, warm
Ride Type
denseTrees, openTrees
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, sunnySlopes
Riding Quality
OK
Snow Conditions
crusty, heavy, powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionTemp

Monday April 19th. Around 11am. While riding down our second run down from the main ridge to the miners trail, I maybe a toe side turn and saw a dark figure moving near a tree well. I locked eyes with the animal as I rode by and what I believed was a black bear. I stopped further down the slope, yelled up to my buddy who was following and he confirmed that it was a small-ish black bear. I believe we startled it and it started moving uphill thankfully. Just wanted to warn others that a bear is awake around the Gypsum Ridge area.