VIDEO: Grizzly Bear Chases Snowboarder Down Slope…

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We want to start off by saying: ย “Yes, this video is for sure fake. ย But it’s pretty damn entertaining…”

Secondly, this girl is snowboarding in the backcountry without a backpack, beacon, probe, shovel, avy education, or partner. ย This behavior will kill you much quicker than a grizzly bear will…

This video is “reported” to have been filmed in Hakuba, Japan on Honshu Island (the island that has Tokyo) over the weekend. ย 

Learn About Bears in Japan:

  • There are no Grizzly Bears (the Ussuri Brown Bear orย “Black Grizzly” or Ursus Arctosย Lasiotus) on Honshu Island in Japan and there most likely never have been
  • There are about 15,000 Asiatic black bears (tsukinowaguma, or moon circle bear) still living on Honshu. ย On average, they measure between 43 and 60 inches in length and weigh between 130 and 260 pounds
  • There are about 1,000-2,000 Grizzly Bearsย (theย Ussuri Brown Bear orย “Black Grizzly” or Ursus Arctosย Lasiotus)ย living on the Isle of Hokkaido and there used to be much more
  • About 1,000 bears are killed in Japan every year due to “bear nuisance” issues
  • Bears are not protected in Japan
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