@@powerbutton2694 Balls of steal? 😃 Where did he steal them from? 😉🙃 Maybe if we can find out we can help him get his own, instead of the stolen ones…😄 some real ones made of steel…😉😆
For those who don't understand romanian. I know that slope. I'm always eyes open for bears. From the video, we learn he is a ski instructor. And he was on his way down to his school kids. He first tried to talk the bear away from the slope. Because he had tourists (skiiers) behind. Then, the bear, out of the blue sky tried to chase him. For no reason, that's why you can never know what a bear does. So this man played the bear's game to exhauste it. When he saw that there are other tourists downhill. He stopped. Warn them to go fast downhill because there is a bear. Finally, he succeeded to make the animal go in to the forest. He laughs all the time because he is maybe from that region, and he is used with these animals. So, he is a kind of hero.
I loved that because the bear must realise now that humans are not worth trying. For a bear to run a kilometer without catching the prey, that's a disaster.
Thanks for those explanations and appreciations, I'm not from the area, but I often go to different parts depending on where I have hours. We were all lucky that that bear was not aggressive, but it is still a wild bear, and you never know how it will react. The idea was not to be fed by someone, as I think has happened in the past, and to return to the forest from where it came. It took some time, with a continuous change of strategy depending on how the situation evolved, but I succeeded in the end. Only good, and no similar meetings with anyone!
@@adi99fox You likely saved several people, a bear's life and your video is bringing awareness, preventing these things happening to many others, thank you. 🙏 I'm not so sure about the aggressive part though, when it looks like he's being playful (e.g. 2:22), it may be a deceitful move for going straight into attack mode if you got close enough... 😋🐻
So as a romanian, I can give a few translations to the people watching the video: 1. The guy was not mocking or provoking the bear, he was a ski instructor attending a class and he kept telling him to go to the forest and was trying to keep the people in the group from panicking. He kept calling the bear cute :) 2. The reason he made the bear chase him was to keep him away from the other people, in interviews he said this has happened before (in other words he wanted to provoke the chase instinct of the bear on purpose, so it goes after him instead of a child or something) 3. He was warning people as he was going down the slope that theres a bear in order for them to leave
This was an amazing video. The bravery of the ski instructor to lure the bear away from the young skiers was courageous. Plus he was alternating between skiing forward then backwards and had to look behind him to see the other young skiers⛷ on the slope and earn them. The guy is a hero
To my eyes its seemed like a young bear (born the year before) but I'm really amazed by the "instructor" or whatever he was. He managed to stop the rest of the skiing ppl and by himself took the bear further down. His voice seemed calm all the way and I'm impressed. Salute to such a gentle, calm man! Your welcome to Sweden!:)
That bear was not just curious. When the bear was laying down in the snow, next to the edge of the slope, it was actually behaving just like a bear on a hunt would do. I.e. the bear tried to fool the prey by looking uninterested, but at the same time slowly advancing tactically, closer and closer. So, the ski instructor would have been the next meal for the bear, had he stayed put instead of skiing down the slope. I have seen this behavior with polar bears several times before, exactly the same tactic (to play uninterested but slowly advance until within reach or the prey). I mean, the bear must have been really hungry. It wouldn't have run for so long otherwise. Bears are no maraton runners you know. Nor are they downhill skiers.
ENGLISH translation. We have in this video a Romanian ski instructor (not Russian, as many people keep dreaming...) Looks like a lot of people missunderstood what happened in this video, and they think the instructor provoked the bear. I invite them to read this translation. The ski instructor's name is Adrian Stoica, this is his channel. During the whole video, he's been skiing backwards (hat off...) so this way he recorded the entire chase. 0:01 The instructor to the bear: "Hey you, grandpa' bear, get away from here... we've got work to do." 0:07 To the people: "Stop! Stop! Stop! Stay were you are, just a little bit. Let him pass by." 0:14 To the bear: "Hey brother! Come on, come on, come on..." 0:16 A woman in the background: "And now...? What we're gonna do?" 0:19 The instructor to the woman: "We'll let him pass by. You don't put yourself in his way." 0:28 A man in the background: "Stop! Stop! Stop!" 0:30 The instructor to the bear: "Come on, beat it to the valley, slowly." 0:35 The instructor to the people: "And after that, the group. Everyone stopped, right?" 0:39 A man: "Right." 0:42 The instructor to the group: "Come on... let's make some noise, so he will go. Make a little bit of noise." 0:53 To the bear: Hey partner... beat it. We are too many here, and you are alone. Come on, come on, come on... huo! Huo! Huo!" 1:04 To the people: "Look... what a cute face he has! He doesn't care..." 1:10 To the bear: "My friend, come on... don't come closer cause we are not such good friends. Come on... come on... Go to the woods, to the woods... To the woods, to the woods, to the woods... forget about us, leave us. Come on, come on..." 1:38 "Oh... bravo! Very nice of you!" (He loughs). 1:45 "Are you kidding me...? You're not allowed here. You're not allowed here." 1:57 "I know you're cute, but... everyone with his own business." 2:11 "Huoi! You're not allowed here. You're not allowed here. Don't you understand you're not allowed...? Go to your woods.... I know you want something, but I don't have anything to give you." 2:24 A man in the background: "Doesn't anybody have food on...?" 2:29 The instructor to the bear: "You are adorable." 2:34 To the people: "So what now...? What are we going to do with him here?" 2:35 A man to the instructor: "Leave the skies there, and come here." 2:37 The instructor: "No. Because I have to go down slope to the students." 2:41 To the bear: "You're not allowed here! Not allowed! Not allowed!" 2:50 "That's it." 2:51 To the bear: "Bye, little bear! Come after me... huol!" 3:01 "Let's make a contest... come after me!" (He starts the race.) 3:06 He turns 180 degrees and continues to ski backwards during the whole race, while filming the bear and talking to him: "Come on, dear, come on..." 3:14 "You're a light-headed! I suggest you to go to the woods... You are adorable!" 3:28 "Little bear, little bear..." 3:44 "You keep running, keep running, but there's nothing you can do about it." 3:51 "You are there, I'm here..." 3:58 "I'm gone dear, cause I've got classes to do. Bye! And we don't stay to socialise for too long..." 4:11 "You are so cute! Bye...!" 4:21 To another group: "Watch out! The bear is coming. Come on, take it easy and leave. All of you." 4:48 To the bear: "Come on, come on, come on... We'll take another ride..." 5:05 He loughs... To the bear: "Do you still can run...? Can you?" 5:15 To the group: "Everybody must go to the valley." 5:23 To the group: "You go forward, I'll stop him, no problem. There are a few more left up the slope." 5:30 A man: "What? Bears...?" 5:32 The instructor: "No... a group of tourists. Come on... they are gone to the valley." 5:43 "Today we won't teach ski lessons anymore." 5:46 To the bear: "Did you press the breaks, dear...? You've got tired, didn't you...?" 5:57 "Come on.... go to the woods, cause otherwise they will pick you up and relocate you, or who knows what's gonna happen to you... Yeah." 6:17 "You're nice, you're cute, but we don't socialise. Everyone goes on his own territory." 6:26 "And.... regarding food, I haven't had any to give you, so... maybe some ski lessons." 6:37 To the viewers: "So that's it with this recording... I made this video with the bear for you, so far you only had the one with the deer..." 6:46 To somebody: "Watch out! He's here..." 7:00 To the bear: "Hey you! Light-headed..." 7:03 To the people: "He's here, on this side. You should come all together..." 7:15 "He's gone into the woods. He's gone. It's OK now." 7:26 "Let's not stay close to the woods, so he won't show up on our way... little monkey!" 7:38 "Come on, come on!"
That was intense! WOW! That bear was up close and comfortable. The skiing instructor did a wonderful job. Great video. Glad everyone was ok, including Mr. Bear!! Thumbs up.
This is incredible, absolutely amazing. The instructor is a calm hero, gets the bear away from all the other skier's at the top of the slope, and stops when he encounters people on his way down, to give them time to ski all the way down and put some distance between themselves and the bear. All this while filming perfectly, and laughing and being calm throughout the entire interaction. My dad studied to in Romania late 1970s/early 1980s, and he says he saw a bear while skiing there too. Beautiful country he says. From the video here, I have to agree.
if you could understand Romanian you would see that this guy is a professional ski instructor who frequently has this kind of contacts with bears and knows how to react. he actually is protecting the tourist and attracting the bear to follow him. still courageous though. (with some kind of defending weapons probably)
@Vasile Gavrilan yeah thanks for pointing that out. Guess I skipped those Romanian classes while in Jr. High 40+ yrs. ago. I KNEW I'd need it someday. Dagnabit!!!
Un adevarat LIDER. Din acest clip au reiesit atatea calitati pe care le are acest om. Pacat ca nu suntem suficient de inteligenti sa intelegem printre randuri. Nu numai ca i-a salvat pe toti, de pe partie,, practic devenind el tinta, dar calmul vocii, stapanirea de sine l-au imbunat chiar si pe urs, care mai mult avea chef de joaca, decat sa atace. Asta se datoreaza tot tonului vocii lui. REMARCABIL. Instinctul lui protector, de instructor, a primat, chiar daca dupa... a realizat ca s-a expus pe sine. NU este nici o urma de bravada in tot ce a facut. Voi chiar nu vedeti dincolo de cuvinte. Ma ingrozesc mai mult comentariile deplasate facute aici, decat ce i se putea intampla dl. antrenor. Inca o data REMARCABIL CARACTER.
In copilarie am invatat ca vorba dulce mult aduce, si ca animalele te simt ..., cumva totul a functionat in consens cu aceste doua lucruri...., si cum cineva comenta la acel moment: Am avut noroc si de un urs de treaba! :) Va multumesc!
Bravo cel mai bun film despre cum trebuie reactionat la intilnirea cu un urs romanesc! Si despre puterea ursului! In cele din urma a obosit si s a lipsit! Video ca la Animal Planet! Pacat ca legile in Romania le fac vinatorii din Parlament! Salvati ursii romanesti!
I a salvat pe toți...era doar un puiandru nu făcea nici un rău dar românul cum este prost și ignorant chiar crede că un pui mai măricel îi omora pe toți și ii și mânca.
And...the chase is on!!! and after a nice Romanian person translated what this ski Instructor was actually doing to keep his group, including little kids, safe from Teddy Bear then he is a hero in my eyes. Great job Instructor sir..well done🥰. 💞 from Canada 🇨🇦
That skier is very brave. He slowed down a bit once he approached other people so they would be safe or not as startled and maybe fall. More than likely the bear was having fun, but you NEVER know with wild animals. Awesome video. Thank you for posting!
Crazy. This guy has balls of steal. Playing with a brown bear that should be starving after waking up from hibernation. All while filming and being calm about it. You sir are badass. 👍
this is Romania... few translations to the people watching the video: 1. The guy was not mocking or provoking the bear, he was a ski instructor attending a class and he kept telling him to go to the forest and was trying to keep the people in the group from panicking. He kept calling the bear cute :) 2. The reason he made the bear chase him was to keep him away from the other people, in interviews he said this has happened before (in other words he wanted to provoke the chase instinct of the bear on purpose, so it goes after him instead of a child or something) 3. He was warning people as he was going down the slope that theres a bear in order for them to leave" Thank you Cordain Dawnkeeper for this explanatory comment!
After getting out of sight of his students, the instructor should have gotten farther away from the bear so as to not provoke longer chase. It is as equally important to not teach the bear to chase people as it is to lead him away from people.....
Any expert will tell you when a bear approaches a group. The GROUP is supposed to “look tall” (wave arms up high) and make as much noise as you can with your voice and any thing you have on you. This case may be smack your skis with the tips of your poles etc. neither he or anybody in the group did any of that. And if this happened before with this “ski instructor” maybe he’s just practicing to be a professional bear runner. The fact that he “led” the bear away from the group makes no sense. *You want to drive the bear away from you - back into the forest * he led the bear down the hill towards more skiers and directly in the path of his own students. Guys a dip wad
I don’t speak Romanian, but I can tell this person has a great respect and care for the bear by his tone and inflection. And the bears language seems universal!
Great job keeping his students calm by commenting and laughing at the bear's "cute" antics -- and especially for getting the bear away from the younger skiers. It may have been wary of the adults, but wouldn't be intimidated by a child.
It was a very brave descision of the instructor to make the bear chase himself instead of students. I'm fascinated how chill the man is. Truly a professional
This guys’ ability to warn people, keep an eye on the bear, ski, scare the bear and more all at once is amazing. He’s lucky it was an inexperienced yearling though.
Yes, the bear was a juvenile. I have encountered a juvenile grizzly while doing trail maintenance…the bear ran back a few metres and stopped…I stood my ground and then backed away very slowly. There are numerous bear encounters in the Rocky Mountains…very few attacks…and even fewer fatalities. When researching fatalities in Montana, it was reported that many were during hunting season. Hunters leave gut piles from a deer or moose kill…the bears easily find the meal and defend the nearby territory. One striking incidence, a party of three hunters were killed at their camp…three rifles were founded nearby loaded and not discharged. Faster than greased lightning!!! Bear attacks and fatalities are often just bad luck…chance encounters. Sometimes it is about not being informed…tents ripped apart because food was stored in or near a tent. Again in Montana …two solo female backcountry backpackers were killed in their tents on the same day…miles apart…not by the same bear. On one occasion, I watched a father, with a daughter in the front of a canoe, paddle up to within 10 metres of a mature adult grizzly on the shoreline. #*£¥ ing stupid! These bears leave paw prints the size of dinner plates …and rip huge divots out of the soil with one swipe when dining on rodents. I won’t judge this skier, but even a friendly dog in an off leash area will chase joggers. If you want to take on the persona of being ‘prey’, and initiate the predatory instincts of a predator…then run.
The bear will eat him one day. Some guy in Alaska used to show school kids his friend the wild bear and than the bear ate him. Serves him right. Do not go to Romania they have vampires and bears. Take your choice.
Well it's not an ideal situation. Well handled by the main man. But we didn't see how it ended. The Bear did seem hungry. And that big run would have made him hungrier. And yes, you can see why you don't run, as running activates the Bears chase response. Over-all quite scary.
He's not a cub. He's a yearling. European Romania bears in the Carpathian Mountains are typically a little smaller then the American bears. He's probably 17 months to 2 years old and that's when they typically leave their mothers. He's just exploring his neighborhood looking for whatever and hopefully he won't get hurt. Great job on the ski instructor for handeling the situation perfectly. Great video.
Oh my goodness this ski instructor is a hero!!! He risked his own life to save other people! And he was so calm when facing the danger! He deserves millions of applauses and gratitudes 😊BRAVO!!
It makes me think this instructor has seen war, to be this calm with a bear, but it could also be that he is very familiar with bears and recognizes that it is a juvenile that isn't really aggressive, or too aggressive, but takes the responsibility to get him away from the slope.
I am Romanian also and I did cycling for the last decades. In comparison to the packs of stray dogs that I met, and they were all insane, this bear looks quite nice and friendly :))
@@bca-biciclindcuaxel7527 I am sure that compared to the war in Ukraine, that bear means nothing. Is that the point ? The bear compared to stray dogs ?!!!
It really shows how strong a bear's instincts are (as well as other wild animals). At first the bear seemed just curious, even a bit playful. As soon as the instructor started to ski, the bear's instinct to chase automatically kicked in. otherThis guy was obviously putting all the skiers as top priority. Good job, dude.⛷️🐻👍❤️
From what I understand this guy is a very professional and experienced local guide. I want to express respect to him for his professionalism and courage
That bear was not just curious. When the bear was laying down in the snow, next to the edge of the slope, it was actually behaving just like a bear on a hunt would do. I.e. the bear tried to fool the prey by looking uninterested, but at the same time slowly advancing tactically, closer and closer. So, the ski instructor would have been the next meal for the bear, had he stayed put instead of skiing down the slope. I have seen this behavior with polar bears several times before, exactly the same tactic (to play uninterested but slowly advance until within reach or the prey). I mean, the bear must have been really hungry. It wouldn't have run for so long otherwise. Bears are no maraton runners you know. Nor are they downhill skiers.
How wonderful to watch this beautiful bear - obviously " playing " with the ski instructor. Thank you for the translation. I've watched this video 5 times - my compliments to the ski instructor who handled the situation perfectly and protected the people AND THE BEAR ! WONDERFUL !!
I missed the translation, so I'll watch again wit subtitle on. I love how the ski instructor lead the bear away from his group. Brave and responsible, guessing he knows the mountain well.
You’re so low IQ that I honestly kind of feel sorry for you. The bear would have ripped that guy’s stomach out and eat him alive, if he had caught him. None of this was a ”game” to the bear
Bears exist in the wild, the unforgiving, harsh wilderness. If they don’t get food, they die. They don’t have a McDonald’s or grocery store around the corner, like people do. The bear wasn’t joking around, he wanted to kill and eat the person for food. Yes it’s possible if the human had thrown the bear a bunch of food, the bear probably would have been happy with that (food + no risk = best case scenario for any animal in the wild). But short of having a ton of food to give the bear, the bear would have brutally eaten the person IF it caught him. The guy is very lucky he was a skilled and confident skier.
Subadult bears are aggressive and a little concerning it’s actions with so many humans. I’m glad no one was hurt nor the bear either. High five to cameraman with correct bear interaction and it seemed he was helping to protect the others and the others cameraman as well. I held my breath thru most of the video.
Watched this with my young son as an example of how a real man responds to danger. Keep calm, think fast and protect the vulnerable. Excellent job, sir. Thank you for the heroic example
It is great you showed this clip to your son. All - man and women - MUST develop COURAGE and WISDOM - only then will be capable of true love, of commitment, of great life. A proverb says: "Cowards die 1000 deaths before the one death overtake them"
Wow that’s a very skilled and courageous instructor. Even if it’s a young playful bear, it would be capable of inflicting fatal injuries. Must have been quite a scary sight for his students seeing him disappear over the hill with the bear sprinting after him.
I met this legendary man in Sinaia while he was teaching skiing to a few students; very friendly and jovial big old Romanian man. When i told him he was a legend to take on the bear so effortlessly, he pointed below his ski jacket in humility and said, "nah, see, no big balls here, just normal balls!". What a guy!
M M Singh thank you for adding more to the back drop of this crazy cool story. It almost feels like i was there. Happy travels & Best wishes from Florida. 😁👍👍
Wow!! Enjoyed this! Great job keeping your cool! Leading the bear away, warning people to stay back.... Not sure how you managed to keep skiing in one direction and filming in another! Impressive all around!
Looks like an adolescent. Clumsy and curious, not trying to make a kill. Not to suggest this wasn’t a dangerous situation. Good reminder as to how fast a bear can move. Glad no one, including the bear, wasn’t hurt. 🦋
For those who think they understand whether the bear was aggressive, or playful, etc. Try watching more videos of bear encounters. Observe the bear's nature and see if you can decode the intent right from the initial frames of the video. I've seen many. Some bears climb into a guy's tree stand - seems distracted and non-aggressive, then suddenly does a test nip of his leg. Everything you think you know about reading an animal's intentions is from domestic animals. They have existed with humans for centuries. Even dogs have developed facial muscles for communicating their emotions which are absent from wolves. We can't take cues from what we think we know in the domestic animal context. Wild animals don't fit into this. They don't communicate their intentions. They don't anticipate what could happen next as they get closer to another creature - even aside from human encounters. The behaviour can flip in one second.
That bear had a thing for you. Well done maneuver to lead the animal away from the rest of your family and the other skiers. The bear was tired from his downhill ski run and decided to chill-out back in the forest. Good work.
I think you should get the award for best "bear encounter expert" in this comment section. A lot of UA-cam bear experts here seem not to get the point, some criticizing that he's "running away". He's a skiing instructor and doesn't want his groups to be in danger.
Ignorance is bliss.. he had no idea how much danger he was in.. if that bear have caught him there would be no video or happy ending- he would have been mauled to sh** or killed..
@@Evasion.Survival.Alaska Ignorance is bliss indeed... The guy is a locally known Ski instructor, got interviewed on the next day and said it was a rather usual encounter and he would often make bears chase him just so he can keep the animal away from the other skiiers. It may come as a surprisse to you but most - big or small - problems in life can actually be solved without hysteria or gunfire. At least that's what we believe here in this part of the world.
Thé young bear shows his submission several times by lying down, posing his head on the ground etc. He tries many times to indicate his invitation to play. Although it is true that it’s never ok to feed the bears and yes, he « could » be hungry he demonstrates zéro agression, quite the contrary, only repeated « requests » to play, that would frighten the pants off most tourists. The ski instructor is HIGHLY professional, luring the bear away from the tourists (who all followed anyway, not too far behind) and even skiing backwards WHILE FILMING!!! So a BIG hero medal to the ski instructor for his professionalism (and backwards-skiing ability) and for succeeding at taking the bear away from the tourists. I suppose the next step is to set up training classes for all wildlife to teach them the border lines that humans have imposed on their wilderness habitat.
it seems unfair humans makes recreational areas through natural habitat and then act upset when bears, deers, foxes, etc. show up. it's THEIR land. we're just guests here.
Yeah, I thought it wanted to play and was indicating submission. It looks half grown. Is it thin? Should it be hibernating? I don't know. It would be sweet if we could play with bears, but a healthy fear of humans is probably safer for everyone. Too bad.
This brave man stayed calm, drew the bear away from the skiers, warned others and made sure to keep eye contact until he was sure the bear had moved on and exhausted it. Bravo.
Yes they are skillful pretender. Often before attacking. Bear is not a stupid animal. It cannot get close enough prey without seeming firstly innocent.
This guy is straight gangsta. he’s laughing as he’s getting chased by a bear. And then stops when the bear stops! Like…. There is no logic in that but I give this man some mad props. He’s not even screaming for his life. He’s just talking like he’s talking to a buddy on the front porch. 🤣 I love it but this almost gave me a heart attack.
Such a great a job to the guy in the video. That’s a young bear looking for food. The group of people at the beginning made him cautious. He wanted one to break away from the pack. The guy in the video knew this and let the bear chase him down the hill. Hats off to you sir, in what could of been a bad situation had you not of been there. Hopefully that bear is relocated now. Young, still incredibly strong 🤙🏻
That’s great to know. I’ve had chance to see bears many times from car, bicycle or even walking. You are really lucky that this awesome footage didn’t turn to a typical “netflix” horror movie with shit loads of red paint spilled on the skiing slopes. Last summer I’ve seen a wolf as well…right after meeting up with three two times bigger brown bears in a row. It is a constant adventure to live in Romania from all the aspects! :))
Sadly, I met a woman who was later killed running from a bear. It followed her up the tree, pulled her down, and killed her. She was a well known athlete in the area. The two friends that she had been with, who stayed together, were fine. Safety in numbers, based on the stats I've seen. Stay together.
As you see some of the snow is melted between the trees, that means was warmer than usual and the bear ( possibly 3 years old) wake up. This is a brown bear around 120kg ,250lbs. Looks small and skinny beacuse has been in hibernation from november past year. The cold weather came early that year. 2020. Looks like the bear has been feed by the tourist, possibly, before during the summertime. Bears are afraid of humans in most condition and keep away. Non aggresive behavior and the movement and lenght of time spent facing the people, can be interpreted also as begging for food. Looks like, by the words of the ski instructor, that the bear has followed people before and he decided to make it run after him. He didn't provoke it or aggravated the situation. He did the best for the safety of all the people on the ski slope and the bear.
@@rammix1 pretty sure he said he was leading the bear away from people and when knowing that and re-watching the video that does make the most sense ,, ok yea the guy was having fun while doing it but still
@@hltron5781 "Leading away"? Like in: "- Hey Ted, will you follow me down there?" "- Sure bro, let's go". ? His "leading away" is done through either provocation of the bear's hunter instinct or making it think the man's got food (or IS food). To provoke a predator which can kill or maim you is stupid in itself and irresponsible to other people who'll meet this bear later. Next time the bear will remember the chase and will be more eager for it.
Jos palaria domnule, nu stiu ce au vazut altii in acest clip, eu am vazut un om care s-a oferit momeala pt urs ca sa salveze pe ceilalti de pe partie. Curaj si sange rece bravo!
Jesus you kids are all the same you want to turn the world into a Clint Eastwood movie. There's 30 people there, that bear has no chance there could be three bears and those 30 people would f*** those Bears up in their skis. I don't think you're giving humans enough credit. They need to leave this very alone and not encourage it to come near people as it will end up getting it hurt. Everybody's got their chest out but add up how many bears kill men versus how many men kill bears. I don't care if they don't have a rifle, there's 30 people there
Thanks God we ve got an automatic translation nowdays thanks to that i understand that this guy was NOT playing dangerously with this bear but was a guide trying to get the bear far from the other men. But what language are you talking ? It sounds a little bit like Russie but its not.
A lot of people in the comments have no idea what they are talking about. The guy handled the situation well. I see a young adult human-familiarized bear, displaying a curious opportunistic hunting behavior. There is absolutely nothing playful about this behavior. In this case you must hold your ground. If you run the bears kill instinct will be triggered as seen in the video. The man begins holding his ground. Then he must decide if he waits for the situation to escalate , possibly with the bears attention moving to other people upslope, or he can ski away, drawing the bear after him. I think he took the later decision a little early, but it was probably the best outcome. The guy was obviously trying to draw the bear away from others and in this he was successful but was also lucky at several points. Personally I would have removed my skis to use as a weapon, moved uphill slowly into the larger groups and had everyone make as much noise as possible and most likely the bear would have moved on long enough for help to come.
You described the situation perfectly, only the people in the back were quite scattered, and I had no way to turn my head (I was focused only on the bear approaching) to coordinate them to form a compact group, they did not loud noise even when I told them, so that when I saw that the bear is quite calm, and tends to follow me, plus not to be neglected that he responded defensively to my actions to stop him from approaching me, having the advantage that I ski quite well and more I had descended in the last half hour a few times the very well prepared pist, I chose to run it to get tired and retire to the forest then ..., but it took a while to succeed :) So, thank you for understand the situation!
@@adi99fox you did fantastic. Amazingly quick thinking and your calmness through the entire thing was remarkable. You should be proud of yourself, you very well likely saved yourself or someone else from being lunch.
Awesome guy to risk himself to keep everyone safe. Cute bear, so fast. Looks like a young playful bear. It is going to need a nap after running that much. Lol
I personally got why seemingly MOST people like to call animals "cute"..... Cool, sure.... But "cute"?!? .... You call something with sharp teeth and CLAWS?!? ..... "Cute"?!? .... 😶 (I have NO problem with you in particular..... I I just think it's "weird" in general.... 😶)
Second choice of havin a nap after running so much was having a nap after eating so much, thanks God the instructor takes the bear with him, finally it worked. He got balls......
If you click closed captions there are translated subtitles. I love the attitude of the man, keeping calm so no one panicked. A young bear, very curious and playful, but certainly dangerous if it got too close to anyone. Leading it away from the group was impressive (though still risky). Amazing footage showing how fast a bear can run casually.
Felicitări, ați avut mult curaj, discernământ, ați reușit să-l atrageți după dumneavoastră astfel încât ceilalți participanți de pe partie sa poată ajunge in zona de siguranță. Din păcate nu există și "Rangeri" în pădurile noastre care sa gestioneze și astfel de situații. Veți rămâne un exemplu, și sunt sigur că cei aflați acolo nu vor uita acest moment.
”...ați reușit să-l atrageți după dumneavoastră astfel încât ceilalți participanți de pe partie sa poată ajunge in zona de siguranță” - da și nu. Pe filmare se vede clar cum a dus ursul înspre un alt grup de schiori aflați mai jos, pe pârtie, ceea ce îi putea pune în mare pericol pe acei oameni. A (au) avut noroc că ursul nu s-a orientat către ei...
@@GeorgeMariusCracu Nu ma gandeam la inceput ca o sa aibă atata chef de alergat, si cand am ajuns la aceia, am redus viteza, i-am avertizat din timp sa o ia la vale incetisor sa nu cada vreunul, iar eu i-am pus frână lui ursulica cu tehnica de oprire de mai sus ce am vazut ca tine. Daca va uitați atent o sa vedeti ca a vrut sa ma ocoleasca catre ei pe stanga mea, dar iar m-am dus încolo sa nu se ia după ei, si nici sa pierd avantajul de a fi eu in vale. Acum sa stau cu el la taclale si sa sun pana vin jandarmii nu era o obtiune, asa ca am gestionat si eu cum am putut in viteza evenimentelor. Cum am zis, bine ca a tinut figura cu sa ma fac mare si tonul vocii,... Concluzie generala : Am avut noroc ca si ursul a fost de treaba, ca altfel...
@@bestopinion9257 i totally agree. Also, as a protective measure, while horsemen are allowed in the natural parks of the Americans, motorcyclists and cyclists are prohibited.
Best cameraman alive. Recording a bear chasing him while skiing down a slope.
This guy has 2 hearts😅
Skiing backward for good recording .... , ah sorry , for a good observation 🙈🙉🙊
@adi99fox
I knew you had to be going backwards! Awesome work my man! ❤ That bear was living his best life in those 7 minutes!
The filming skills of this man filming backwards skiing downhill is spectacular
It looked like he was skiing switch (backwards).
That’s because he’s a skiing instructor, he’s confident in his skiing skill
Its because of his huge balls of steal what causes a low centre of grafity.
Seriously! This was better than a scary movie!! 😂
@@powerbutton2694 Balls of steal? 😃 Where did he steal them from? 😉🙃
Maybe if we can find out we can help him get his own, instead of the stolen ones…😄 some real ones made of steel…😉😆
For those who don't understand romanian. I know that slope. I'm always eyes open for bears. From the video, we learn he is a ski instructor. And he was on his way down to his school kids. He first tried to talk the bear away from the slope. Because he had tourists (skiiers) behind. Then, the bear, out of the blue sky tried to chase him. For no reason, that's why you can never know what a bear does. So this man played the bear's game to exhauste it. When he saw that there are other tourists downhill. He stopped. Warn them to go fast downhill because there is a bear. Finally, he succeeded to make the animal go in to the forest. He laughs all the time because he is maybe from that region, and he is used with these animals. So, he is a kind of hero.
that man has balls of hardened steel. i would be absolutely petrified
Good he has knowledge & respect for the bear. 🙏❤
I loved that because the bear must realise now that humans are not worth trying. For a bear to run a kilometer without catching the prey, that's a disaster.
Thanks for those explanations and appreciations, I'm not from the area, but I often go to different parts depending on where I have hours. We were all lucky that that bear was not aggressive, but it is still a wild bear, and you never know how it will react. The idea was not to be fed by someone, as I think has happened in the past, and to return to the forest from where it came. It took some time, with a continuous change of strategy depending on how the situation evolved, but I succeeded in the end. Only good, and no similar meetings with anyone!
@@adi99fox You likely saved several people, a bear's life and your video is bringing awareness, preventing these things happening to many others, thank you. 🙏
I'm not so sure about the aggressive part though, when it looks like he's being playful (e.g. 2:22), it may be a deceitful move for going straight into attack mode if you got close enough... 😋🐻
Outstanding job of maintaining your cool, while keeping other skiers safe. Respect from Toronto, Canada!
I don't know what impressed me more, how calm he was being chased by a bear or his ability to ski backwards whilst filming
Keeping the camera focused on the bear during the chase was epic. Calm nerves prevailed - and he kept everyone safe. Well done! 🏆
So as a romanian, I can give a few translations to the people watching the video:
1. The guy was not mocking or provoking the bear, he was a ski instructor attending a class and he kept telling him to go to the forest and was trying to keep the people in the group from panicking. He kept calling the bear cute :)
2. The reason he made the bear chase him was to keep him away from the other people, in interviews he said this has happened before (in other words he wanted to provoke the chase instinct of the bear on purpose, so it goes after him instead of a child or something)
3. He was warning people as he was going down the slope that theres a bear in order for them to leave
Thanks for the explanation!
Thank,you
Thank you. That makes a lot more sense. Maybe they should do subtitles.
Need a bear chase dog.
Wonderful, thank you!
This was an amazing video. The bravery of the ski instructor to lure the bear away from the young skiers was courageous. Plus he was alternating between skiing forward then backwards and had to look behind him to see the other young skiers⛷ on the slope and earn them. The guy is a hero
100%
He skied a little too slowly for my taste 😂
Well done. You prevented a very dangerous situation for both the skiers and the bear. Your confidence and skills are very apparent. Peace
To my eyes its seemed like a young bear (born the year before) but I'm really amazed by the "instructor" or whatever he was. He managed to stop the rest of the skiing ppl and by himself took the bear further down. His voice seemed calm all the way and I'm impressed. Salute to such a gentle, calm man! Your welcome to Sweden!:)
That bear was not just curious.
When the bear was laying down in the snow, next to the edge of the slope, it was actually behaving just like a bear on a hunt would do. I.e. the bear tried to fool the prey by looking uninterested, but at the same time slowly advancing tactically, closer and closer.
So, the ski instructor would have been the next meal for the bear, had he stayed put instead of skiing down the slope.
I have seen this behavior with polar bears several times before, exactly the same tactic (to play uninterested but slowly advance until within reach or the prey).
I mean, the bear must have been really hungry. It wouldn't have run for so long otherwise. Bears are no maraton runners you know. Nor are they downhill skiers.
ENGLISH translation.
We have in this video a Romanian ski instructor (not Russian, as many people keep dreaming...)
Looks like a lot of people missunderstood what happened in this video, and they think the instructor provoked the bear.
I invite them to read this translation.
The ski instructor's name is Adrian Stoica, this is his channel.
During the whole video, he's been skiing backwards (hat off...) so this way he recorded the entire chase.
0:01 The instructor to the bear: "Hey you, grandpa' bear, get away from here... we've got work to do."
0:07 To the people: "Stop! Stop! Stop! Stay were you are, just a little bit. Let him pass by."
0:14 To the bear: "Hey brother! Come on, come on, come on..."
0:16 A woman in the background: "And now...? What we're gonna do?"
0:19 The instructor to the woman: "We'll let him pass by. You don't put yourself in his way."
0:28 A man in the background: "Stop! Stop! Stop!"
0:30 The instructor to the bear: "Come on, beat it to the valley, slowly."
0:35 The instructor to the people: "And after that, the group. Everyone stopped, right?"
0:39 A man: "Right."
0:42 The instructor to the group: "Come on... let's make some noise, so he will go. Make a little bit of noise."
0:53 To the bear: Hey partner... beat it. We are too many here, and you are alone.
Come on, come on, come on... huo! Huo! Huo!"
1:04 To the people: "Look... what a cute face he has! He doesn't care..."
1:10 To the bear: "My friend, come on... don't come closer cause we are not such good friends.
Come on... come on...
Go to the woods, to the woods...
To the woods, to the woods, to the woods... forget about us, leave us.
Come on, come on..."
1:38 "Oh... bravo! Very nice of you!" (He loughs).
1:45 "Are you kidding me...?
You're not allowed here. You're not allowed here."
1:57 "I know you're cute, but... everyone with his own business."
2:11 "Huoi!
You're not allowed here. You're not allowed here.
Don't you understand you're not allowed...?
Go to your woods.... I know you want something, but I don't have anything to give you."
2:24 A man in the background: "Doesn't anybody have food on...?"
2:29 The instructor to the bear: "You are adorable."
2:34 To the people: "So what now...? What are we going to do with him here?"
2:35 A man to the instructor: "Leave the skies there, and come here."
2:37 The instructor: "No. Because I have to go down slope to the students."
2:41 To the bear: "You're not allowed here! Not allowed! Not allowed!"
2:50 "That's it."
2:51 To the bear: "Bye, little bear!
Come after me... huol!"
3:01 "Let's make a contest... come after me!"
(He starts the race.)
3:06 He turns 180 degrees and continues to ski backwards during the whole race, while filming the bear and talking to him:
"Come on, dear, come on..."
3:14 "You're a light-headed!
I suggest you to go to the woods...
You are adorable!"
3:28 "Little bear, little bear..."
3:44 "You keep running, keep running, but there's nothing you can do about it."
3:51 "You are there, I'm here..."
3:58 "I'm gone dear, cause I've got classes to do.
Bye! And we don't stay to socialise for too long..."
4:11 "You are so cute! Bye...!"
4:21 To another group: "Watch out! The bear is coming.
Come on, take it easy and leave. All of you."
4:48 To the bear: "Come on, come on, come on...
We'll take another ride..."
5:05 He loughs...
To the bear: "Do you still can run...? Can you?"
5:15 To the group: "Everybody must go to the valley."
5:23 To the group: "You go forward, I'll stop him, no problem.
There are a few more left up the slope."
5:30 A man: "What? Bears...?"
5:32 The instructor: "No... a group of tourists.
Come on... they are gone to the valley."
5:43 "Today we won't teach ski lessons anymore."
5:46 To the bear: "Did you press the breaks, dear...?
You've got tired, didn't you...?"
5:57 "Come on.... go to the woods, cause otherwise they will pick you up and relocate you, or who knows what's gonna happen to you...
Yeah."
6:17 "You're nice, you're cute, but we don't socialise. Everyone goes on his own territory."
6:26 "And.... regarding food, I haven't had any to give you, so... maybe some ski lessons."
6:37 To the viewers: "So that's it with this recording... I made this video with the bear for you, so far you only had the one with the deer..."
6:46 To somebody: "Watch out! He's here..."
7:00 To the bear: "Hey you! Light-headed..."
7:03 To the people: "He's here, on this side.
You should come all together..."
7:15 "He's gone into the woods. He's gone.
It's OK now."
7:26 "Let's not stay close to the woods, so he won't show up on our way... little monkey!"
7:38 "Come on, come on!"
Thank you!
I will add this translation to the description, if I can, mentioning your name, and thank you on behalf of many who requested it!
Thanks for the clarifications. I am Russian and immediately realized that the hero of the plot is a local professional and a brave man
Thank you for this. I was one of those who misunderstood what I was seeing in the video.
You're beautiful. Thank you.
That was intense! WOW! That bear was up close and comfortable. The skiing instructor did a wonderful job. Great video. Glad everyone was ok, including Mr. Bear!! Thumbs up.
Well, the bear was probably trapped after that...
This is incredible, absolutely amazing.
The instructor is a calm hero, gets the bear away from all the other skier's at the top of the slope, and stops when he encounters people on his way down, to give them time to ski all the way down and put some distance between themselves and the bear.
All this while filming perfectly, and laughing and being calm throughout the entire interaction.
My dad studied to in Romania late 1970s/early 1980s, and he says he saw a bear while skiing there too. Beautiful country he says. From the video here, I have to agree.
if you could understand Romanian you would see that this guy is a professional ski instructor who frequently has this kind of contacts with bears and knows how to react. he actually is protecting the tourist and attracting the bear to follow him. still courageous though. (with some kind of defending weapons probably)
he should carry a flare or a gun to scare it away, this is just reckless
@Vasile Gavrilan yeah thanks for pointing that out. Guess I skipped those Romanian classes while in Jr. High 40+ yrs. ago. I KNEW I'd need it someday. Dagnabit!!!
Most badass guy on the planet... casually chatting up the bear and filming it while skiing. DAMN! Ballz of steel!
Un adevarat LIDER. Din acest clip au reiesit atatea calitati pe care le are acest om. Pacat ca nu suntem suficient de inteligenti sa intelegem printre randuri. Nu numai ca i-a salvat pe toti, de pe partie,, practic devenind el tinta, dar calmul vocii, stapanirea de sine l-au imbunat chiar si pe urs, care mai mult avea chef de joaca, decat sa atace. Asta se datoreaza tot tonului vocii lui. REMARCABIL. Instinctul lui protector, de instructor, a primat, chiar daca dupa... a realizat ca s-a expus pe sine. NU este nici o urma de bravada in tot ce a facut. Voi chiar nu vedeti dincolo de cuvinte. Ma ingrozesc mai mult comentariile deplasate facute aici, decat ce i se putea intampla dl. antrenor. Inca o data REMARCABIL CARACTER.
In copilarie am invatat ca vorba dulce mult aduce, si ca animalele te simt ..., cumva totul a functionat in consens cu aceste doua lucruri...., si cum cineva comenta la acel moment: Am avut noroc si de un urs de treaba! :) Va multumesc!
Aiaaaa zic! In sfarsit bvv xD
Bravo cel mai bun film despre cum trebuie reactionat la intilnirea cu un urs romanesc! Si despre puterea ursului! In cele din urma a obosit si s a lipsit! Video ca la Animal Planet! Pacat ca legile in Romania le fac vinatorii din Parlament! Salvati ursii romanesti!
I a salvat pe toți...era doar un puiandru nu făcea nici un rău dar românul cum este prost și ignorant chiar crede că un pui mai măricel îi omora pe toți și ii și mânca.
And...the chase is on!!! and after a nice Romanian person translated what this ski Instructor was actually doing to keep his group, including little kids, safe from Teddy Bear then he is a hero in my eyes. Great job Instructor sir..well done🥰. 💞 from Canada 🇨🇦
It's always professional courtesy if a bear is chasing you to stop and give the bear a chance to rest so he can continue the Chase
Hahahhahah
That is beary 🐻 funny 😄 😂 🤣🤣
😆
Ok mr comment you go first. L.o.l.
LOL
That skier is very brave. He slowed down a bit once he approached other people so they would be safe or not as startled and maybe fall. More than likely the bear was having fun, but you NEVER know with wild animals. Awesome video. Thank you for posting!
Thank you!
Thank you!
You are enjoying skiing and then look behind to find out a guy is bringing a charging bear😅
Crazy. This guy has balls of steal. Playing with a brown bear that should be starving after waking up from hibernation. All while filming and being calm about it.
You sir are badass. 👍
this is Romania...
few translations to the people watching the video:
1. The guy was not mocking or provoking the bear, he was a ski instructor attending a class and he kept telling him to go to the forest and was trying to keep the people in the group from panicking. He kept calling the bear cute :)
2. The reason he made the bear chase him was to keep him away from the other people, in interviews he said this has happened before (in other words he wanted to provoke the chase instinct of the bear on purpose, so it goes after him instead of a child or something)
3. He was warning people as he was going down the slope that theres a bear in order for them to leave"
Thank you Cordain Dawnkeeper for this explanatory comment!
Mulțumesc! 🤗
After getting out of sight of his students, the instructor should have gotten farther away from the bear so as to not provoke longer chase. It is as equally important to not teach the bear to chase people as it is to lead him away from people.....
I understood the word STOP
Any expert will tell you when a bear approaches a group. The GROUP is supposed to “look tall” (wave arms up high) and make as much noise as you can with your voice and any thing you have on you. This case may be smack your skis with the tips of your poles etc. neither he or anybody in the group did any of that. And if this happened before with this “ski instructor” maybe he’s just practicing to be a professional bear runner. The fact that he “led” the bear away from the group makes no sense. *You want to drive the bear away from you - back into the forest * he led the bear down the hill towards more skiers and directly in the path of his own students. Guys a dip wad
@@surlyman7970 or yet your bear spray out ...
I don’t speak Romanian, but I can tell this person has a great respect and care for the bear by his tone and inflection. And the bears language seems universal!
Lol maybe
Play it again with subs ;) Totally different experience
Bro's got balls of steel. His tone was calm and didn't get high or nervous when the bear got really close
That guy did an amazing job of filming the entire encounter.
He probably had gopro on his helmet.
Great job keeping his students calm by commenting and laughing at the bear's "cute" antics -- and especially for getting the bear away from the younger skiers. It may have been wary of the adults, but wouldn't be intimidated by a child.
He’s definitely the cutest bear (although very dangerous) the peeping head til and snow on the end of his nose was absolutely adorable 🥰
Это есть героизм в высшей степени. Защищая других он чуть не пожертвовал собой. Спасибо Вам, смелый человек!🤴👍🙏
Cel mai frumos ursulet vazut într-o filmare. Super tarie de caracter.
It was a very brave descision of the instructor to make the bear chase himself instead of students. I'm fascinated how chill the man is. Truly a professional
Indeed he was,this video îs from last winter,it was on romanian TV, somewhere around Brașov area
This guys’ ability to warn people, keep an eye on the bear, ski, scare the bear and more all at once is amazing. He’s lucky it was an inexperienced yearling though.
Right?!?! Bear whisperer
Totally agree about the ski and camera skills... Plus nerve!!
Yes, the bear was a juvenile. I have encountered a juvenile grizzly while doing trail maintenance…the bear ran back a few metres and stopped…I stood my ground and then backed away very slowly.
There are numerous bear encounters in the Rocky Mountains…very few attacks…and even fewer fatalities. When researching fatalities in Montana, it was reported that many were during hunting season. Hunters leave gut piles from a deer or moose kill…the bears easily find the meal and defend the nearby territory. One striking incidence, a party of three hunters were killed at their camp…three rifles were founded nearby loaded and not discharged. Faster than greased lightning!!!
Bear attacks and fatalities are often just bad luck…chance encounters. Sometimes it is about not being informed…tents ripped apart because food was stored in or near a tent. Again in Montana …two solo female backcountry backpackers were killed in their tents on the same day…miles apart…not by the same bear.
On one occasion, I watched a father, with a daughter in the front of a canoe, paddle up to within 10 metres of a mature adult grizzly on the shoreline. #*£¥ ing stupid! These bears leave paw prints the size of dinner plates …and rip huge divots out of the soil with one swipe when dining on rodents.
I won’t judge this skier, but even a friendly dog in an off leash area will chase joggers. If you want to take on the persona of being ‘prey’, and initiate the predatory instincts of a predator…then run.
The bear will eat him one day. Some guy in Alaska used to show school kids his friend the wild bear and than the bear ate him. Serves him right. Do not go to Romania they have vampires and bears. Take your choice.
Well it's not an ideal situation. Well handled by the main man. But we didn't see how it ended. The Bear did seem hungry. And that big run would have made him hungrier. And yes, you can see why you don't run, as running activates the Bears chase response. Over-all quite scary.
He's not a cub. He's a yearling. European Romania bears in the Carpathian Mountains are typically a little smaller then the American bears. He's probably 17 months to 2 years old and that's when they typically leave their mothers. He's just exploring his neighborhood looking for whatever and hopefully he won't get hurt. Great job on the ski instructor for handeling the situation perfectly. Great video.
He's younger than I thought than! I thought he might be a juvenile, but you're spot on I think!
Oh my goodness this ski instructor is a hero!!! He risked his own life to save other people! And he was so calm when facing the danger! He deserves millions of applauses and gratitudes 😊BRAVO!!
He is hero!!!!
He knew the bear was there and led the fools into a trap.
@@jaymout158 Romanians are idiots who like to fight with bears.
@@jaymout158 yes, that's true. I was working with several.
They are so tough, they could endure more than anyone else I know
It makes me think this instructor has seen war, to be this calm with a bear, but it could also be that he is very familiar with bears and recognizes that it is a juvenile that isn't really aggressive, or too aggressive, but takes the responsibility to get him away from the slope.
the video is about a ski instructor luring the bear away from beginners. Very brave man
Yeah, it tells you that if you read the description
And this is how you scream when he catches you! Make sure to hit the right pitch! Otherwise you won't be an impressive dinner!
Full respect that you could escape the bear while filming at the same time.
Very well handled by that instructor 👏👏👏 even stopped to prevent the bear getting others along the slope
Being chased by a bear while skiing, still better filming than 99% of everything on UA-cam. Amazing.
Very brave man! He saved others and risked his own life by distracting the bear and taking his attention off of the other skiers! God bless you!
Идиот, еще и людей подставляет
This is probably the most intense bear video I've ever watched for being a 7 minute video, not 7 seconds
as a romanian and based on everything that guy said, he was in control of the situation the entire time. very pleasant to listen to
And that is a good thing ?
I've never heard someone more calm while being chased by a frickin bear. I don't speak Romanian, but it sounded like the dude was having a blast.
@@Joe-tp4rt the guy was keeping away the bear of the others.
I am Romanian also and I did cycling for the last decades. In comparison to the packs of stray dogs that I met, and they were all insane, this bear looks quite nice and friendly :))
@@bca-biciclindcuaxel7527 I am sure that compared to the war in Ukraine, that bear means nothing. Is that the point ? The bear compared to stray dogs ?!!!
Skiing backward holding a zoom camera focused on the running bear is amazing. He seems to know the bear and the routes very well.
The slopes, yes, the bear, not at all 😊
Thank you!
@@adi99fox Well, now you do :-)
It really shows how strong a bear's instincts are (as well as other wild animals). At first the bear seemed just curious, even a bit playful. As soon as the instructor started to ski, the bear's instinct to chase automatically kicked in. otherThis guy was obviously putting all the skiers as top priority. Good job, dude.⛷️🐻👍❤️
Ok that was so scary but so cute watching the bear run. Hopefully the bear is tired after his run. Brave instructor
From what I understand this guy is a very professional and experienced local guide. I want to express respect to him for his professionalism and courage
Thank you!
thumbs up
He knew the bear was there and make it into a joke. That not professionalism he was acting like a child.
You Romenian are really brave!!!! What a beautiful scenario , Romania has Amazing wildlife treasure😲🐻❣️🇮🇹
That bear was not just curious.
When the bear was laying down in the snow, next to the edge of the slope, it was actually behaving just like a bear on a hunt would do. I.e. the bear tried to fool the prey by looking uninterested, but at the same time slowly advancing tactically, closer and closer.
So, the ski instructor would have been the next meal for the bear, had he stayed put instead of skiing down the slope.
I have seen this behavior with polar bears several times before, exactly the same tactic (to play uninterested but slowly advance until within reach or the prey).
I mean, the bear must have been really hungry. It wouldn't have run for so long otherwise. Bears are no maraton runners you know. Nor are they downhill skiers.
Well that shows you how much I know about bears then. Thanks for the info!
Good observation I am wiser for this thanks I'll hold off on the urge to go give a bear a hug when I see one.
Ce om curajos, felicitari! Ai fost alaturi de acele persoane si este un gest minunat cum ai ghidat situatia! Esti un om minunat de frumos la suflet!
How wonderful to watch this beautiful bear - obviously " playing " with the ski instructor. Thank you for the translation. I've watched this video 5 times - my compliments to the ski instructor who handled the situation perfectly and protected the people AND THE BEAR ! WONDERFUL !!
I missed the translation, so I'll watch again wit subtitle on. I love how the ski instructor lead the bear away from his group. Brave and responsible, guessing he knows the mountain well.
You’re so low IQ that I honestly kind of feel sorry for you. The bear would have ripped that guy’s stomach out and eat him alive, if he had caught him. None of this was a ”game” to the bear
Bears exist in the wild, the unforgiving, harsh wilderness. If they don’t get food, they die. They don’t have a McDonald’s or grocery store around the corner, like people do. The bear wasn’t joking around, he wanted to kill and eat the person for food. Yes it’s possible if the human had thrown the bear a bunch of food, the bear probably would have been happy with that (food + no risk = best case scenario for any animal in the wild). But short of having a ton of food to give the bear, the bear would have brutally eaten the person IF it caught him. The guy is very lucky he was a skilled and confident skier.
it is nice to read the comments of smart people. thank you!
Wow The camera man was so brave. He attracted the bear to make sure other people were safe.
This is scarier than any horror movie and this guy is laughing, and he went first and took the bears attention away from others...hero status.
the skier is ski instructor and he did that move to take the bear after him to protect his ski students
😮 wow! This guy has nerves of steel. Well done, instructor!
Woah! 100 times better than Netflix!!!! The guy was awesome!!!
Subadult bears are aggressive and a little concerning it’s actions with so many humans. I’m glad no one was hurt nor the bear either. High five to cameraman with correct bear interaction and it seemed he was helping to protect the others and the others cameraman as well. I held my breath thru most of the video.
Watched this with my young son as an example of how a real man responds to danger. Keep calm, think fast and protect the vulnerable. Excellent job, sir. Thank you for the heroic example
You are damaging your son by telling him he needs to be a 'real man'. He needs to be himself first and foremost.
It is great you showed this clip to your son. All - man and women - MUST develop COURAGE and WISDOM - only then will be capable of true love, of commitment, of great life. A proverb says: "Cowards die 1000 deaths before the one death overtake them"
@@benedictearlson9044 Real man is where your mind chose to focus rather than Keep calm. think fast and protect the vulnerable. Interesting.
@@benedictearlson9044 I feel like you are the kind of man that would try to reason with the bear and get eaten
@@ATK2112 That makes very little sense, practically none.
Sunteți incredibil …. Toată admirația pentru dumneavoastră 👏
Wow that’s a very skilled and courageous instructor. Even if it’s a young playful bear, it would be capable of inflicting fatal injuries.
Must have been quite a scary sight for his students seeing him disappear over the hill with the bear sprinting after him.
Молодой мишка, даже медвежонок еще. Матёрый медведь показал бы, кто в лесу хозяин.
I met this legendary man in Sinaia while he was teaching skiing to a few students; very friendly and jovial big old Romanian man. When i told him he was a legend to take on the bear so effortlessly, he pointed below his ski jacket in humility and said, "nah, see, no big balls here, just normal balls!". What a guy!
Thank you man! 🤗
M M Singh thank you for adding more to the back drop of this crazy cool story. It almost feels like i was there. Happy travels & Best wishes from Florida. 😁👍👍
Wow!! Enjoyed this! Great job keeping your cool! Leading the bear away, warning people to stay back.... Not sure how you managed to keep skiing in one direction and filming in another! Impressive all around!
The people screaming when he gets down to the second group while he’s laughing. Absolute gold. 🤣
Looks like an adolescent. Clumsy and curious, not trying to make a kill. Not to suggest this wasn’t a dangerous situation. Good reminder as to how fast a bear can move. Glad no one, including the bear, wasn’t hurt. 🦋
American, "We drink energy drinks to help us ski down hill."
Romanian, "We have bear chase us down hill."
🤣🤣🤣🤣😄
Bears make you ski faster than energy drinks.
For those who think they understand whether the bear was aggressive, or playful, etc. Try watching more videos of bear encounters. Observe the bear's nature and see if you can decode the intent right from the initial frames of the video. I've seen many. Some bears climb into a guy's tree stand - seems distracted and non-aggressive, then suddenly does a test nip of his leg. Everything you think you know about reading an animal's intentions is from domestic animals. They have existed with humans for centuries. Even dogs have developed facial muscles for communicating their emotions which are absent from wolves. We can't take cues from what we think we know in the domestic animal context. Wild animals don't fit into this. They don't communicate their intentions. They don't anticipate what could happen next as they get closer to another creature - even aside from human encounters. The behaviour can flip in one second.
So so TRUE. thanks for setting the sheep straight!
True.... I've been a wildlife rehabilitator for 20 years now and I have to agree with what you said. Wild is wild. Observe and keep your guard up.
This is GOSPEL truth.
The guy who talks is super super nice!! Calm and connected with the bear. Love it.
That bear had a thing for you. Well done maneuver to lead the animal away from the rest of your family and the other skiers. The bear was tired from his downhill ski run and decided to chill-out back in the forest. Good work.
I think you should get the award for best "bear encounter expert" in this comment section. A lot of UA-cam bear experts here seem not to get the point, some criticizing that he's "running away".
He's a skiing instructor and doesn't want his groups to be in danger.
Incredibil comportamentul celui care a filmat . Un exemplu perfect. Ești de admirat ❤️. Video-ul ăsta îi unul dintre cele mai tari pe care le-am văzut
Kudos to the dude having control and leading the beat away from the crowd. Impressive!!
Amazing camera work considering the circumstances.
Ignorance is bliss.. he had no idea how much danger he was in.. if that bear have caught him there would be no video or happy ending- he would have been mauled to sh** or killed..
@@Evasion.Survival.Alaska how do you know? That bear was not angry..
@@Evasion.Survival.Alaska Ignorance is bliss indeed... The guy is a locally known Ski instructor, got interviewed on the next day and said it was a rather usual encounter and he would often make bears chase him just so he can keep the animal away from the other skiiers. It may come as a surprisse to you but most - big or small - problems in life can actually be solved without hysteria or gunfire. At least that's what we believe here in this part of the world.
@@michaelsteven1090 yeah but maybe it was hungry
@@michaelsteven1090 You are not angry with your cutlet
Thé young bear shows his submission several times by lying down, posing his head on the ground etc. He tries many times to indicate his invitation to play. Although it is true that it’s never ok to feed the bears and yes, he « could » be hungry he demonstrates zéro agression, quite the contrary, only repeated « requests » to play, that would frighten the pants off most tourists. The ski instructor is HIGHLY professional, luring the bear away from the tourists (who all followed anyway, not too far behind) and even skiing backwards WHILE FILMING!!! So a BIG hero medal to the ski instructor for his professionalism (and backwards-skiing ability) and for succeeding at taking the bear away from the tourists. I suppose the next step is to set up training classes for all wildlife to teach them the border lines that humans have imposed on their wilderness habitat.
it seems unfair humans makes recreational areas through natural habitat and then act upset when bears, deers, foxes, etc. show up. it's THEIR land. we're just guests here.
@@nottheone582 exactly !
@@nottheone582 Since when have humans stopped being animals? We have evolved a little bit but we're still animals.
You haven't a single clue
Yeah, I thought it wanted to play and was indicating submission. It looks half grown. Is it thin? Should it be hibernating? I don't know. It would be sweet if we could play with bears, but a healthy fear of humans is probably safer for everyone. Too bad.
No one is talking about the bear's endurance strength, it's safe to say this bear can chase you for days none stop. yeeishh
Not panic. Not afraid. congratulations. Fantastic.
This brave man stayed calm, drew the bear away from the skiers, warned others and made sure to keep eye contact until he was sure the bear had moved on and exhausted it. Bravo.
BRAVO!! your backwards AND downhill filming abilities are A+ amazing!!
Felicitări pentru bună conduită si pentru protecția semenilor!!!Bunul Dumnezeu sa va apere întotdeauna!!!❤❤❤
I appreciate that man acting with kindness and respect towards the bear 🐻 throughout entire time! Brave man.
What an absolutely gorgeous bear! 💗😊💗 It's crazy that they can look this cute and cuddly, but they're still/can be absolutely deadly.
Yes they are skillful pretender. Often before attacking. Bear is not a stupid animal. It cannot get close enough prey without seeming firstly innocent.
@@fellow7091 Bears don't "pretend" anything.
This guy is straight gangsta. he’s laughing as he’s getting chased by a bear. And then stops when the bear stops! Like…. There is no logic in that but I give this man some mad props. He’s not even screaming for his life. He’s just talking like he’s talking to a buddy on the front porch. 🤣 I love it but this almost gave me a heart attack.
I think he wanted the bear to follow him instead of focus on other people. He was waiting for the bear.
@@dezertson2011 True. Very brave thing to do.
@@dezertson2011 Exactly. He told to the bear, "common, let's have a race". He also told to the bear 3 times "you are beautiful". 😊
@@dezertson2011 Indeed. On the sound track, he explains that he was concerned the bear would head back up to where his clients were, now unprotected.
Such a great a job to the guy in the video. That’s a young bear looking for food. The group of people at the beginning made him cautious. He wanted one to break away from the pack. The guy in the video knew this and let the bear chase him down the hill. Hats off to you sir, in what could of been a bad situation had you not of been there. Hopefully that bear is relocated now. Young, still incredibly strong 🤙🏻
That's exactly what happened, he was captured in 2 weeks and relocated deep in another part of the country full of forests. Thank you!
That’s great to know. I’ve had chance to see bears many times from car, bicycle or even walking. You are really lucky that this awesome footage didn’t turn to a typical “netflix” horror movie with shit loads of red paint spilled on the skiing slopes. Last summer I’ve seen a wolf as well…right after meeting up with three two times bigger brown bears in a row. It is a constant adventure to live in Romania from all the aspects! :))
This is a good example to see for those who are thinking of running away from a bear.
Sadly, I met a woman who was later killed running from a bear. It followed her up the tree, pulled her down, and killed her. She was a well known athlete in the area. The two friends that she had been with, who stayed together, were fine. Safety in numbers, based on the stats I've seen. Stay together.
@@bearcubdaycare brown or black bear?
As a si instructor, he provoced the bear to run away from the croud.
@@michaelsteven1090 Makes me think it's a black bear since brown bears can only really climb trees when they're a cub.
@@bearcubdaycare Depends on the bear. This is a brown bear, Kodiaks , Polar bears , black bears all are different in terms of behaviour
As you see some of the snow is melted between the trees, that means was warmer than usual and the bear ( possibly 3 years old) wake up. This is a brown bear around 120kg ,250lbs. Looks small and skinny beacuse has been in hibernation from november past year. The cold weather came early that year. 2020.
Looks like the bear has been feed by the tourist, possibly, before during the summertime. Bears are afraid of humans in most condition and keep away. Non aggresive behavior and the movement and lenght of time spent facing the people, can be interpreted also as begging for food. Looks like, by the words of the ski instructor, that the bear has followed people before and he decided to make it run after him. He didn't provoke it or aggravated the situation. He did the best for the safety of all the people on the ski slope and the bear.
Didn't provoke? Initiating a chase IS a provocation. Singling himself out of the croud and provoking the bear to chase was dangerous and arrogant.
@@rammix1 pretty sure he said he was leading the bear away from people and when knowing that and re-watching the video that does make the most sense ,, ok yea the guy was having fun while doing it but still
This is why you don't feed bear, some stupid tourist fed it.
@@hltron5781 "Leading away"? Like in:
"- Hey Ted, will you follow me down there?"
"- Sure bro, let's go".
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His "leading away" is done through either provocation of the bear's hunter instinct or making it think the man's got food (or IS food).
To provoke a predator which can kill or maim you is stupid in itself and irresponsible to other people who'll meet this bear later. Next time the bear will remember the chase and will be more eager for it.
Very reasonable explanation....
YIKES! That was a close call. That is some of the most amazing footage I have ever seen.
The most chill person to ever be chased by a bear
Lectie de viata, pentru toti din toate colturile lumii. Bravo si respect!
Nu cred ca toți sunt așa prietenoși 😆
@@vali23b Sunt prietenosi pana iti scot matele si te mananca de viu. Dar unii uita ca ursul adrevarat nu e Teddy bear de ala din plus.
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Jos palaria domnule, nu stiu ce au vazut altii in acest clip, eu am vazut un om care s-a oferit momeala pt urs ca sa salveze pe ceilalti de pe partie. Curaj si sange rece bravo!
Jesus you kids are all the same you want to turn the world into a Clint Eastwood movie. There's 30 people there, that bear has no chance there could be three bears and those 30 people would f*** those Bears up in their skis. I don't think you're giving humans enough credit. They need to leave this very alone and not encourage it to come near people as it will end up getting it hurt. Everybody's got their chest out but add up how many bears kill men versus how many men kill bears. I don't care if they don't have a rifle, there's 30 people there
Dați -i ceva mincare ca el săraci de aia vine așa aproape de oameni, măcar o pâine sa-i fi dat
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Thanks God we ve got an automatic translation nowdays thanks to that i understand that this guy was NOT playing dangerously with this bear but was a guide trying to get the bear far from the other men.
But what language are you talking ? It sounds a little bit like Russie but its not.
@@Marco1281 Romanian
This was the most casual bear chase video I’ve ever seen.
This guy is amazing. You can tell he was leading it away from everyone else.
What a brave and happy attitude you have . . . Amazing !! what a hero entertaining and enjoying a young grizzly !
I'm impressed with the bear's endurance. Even down hill that was a long run.
The bear has obviously been fed by humans. Looking for easy food. Otherwise it would take no interest in humans. Dangerous situation in the long run.
Amazing footage and what a cool head you kept. Such a beautiful juvenile; looked like he wanted to play but that could have quickly turned dangerous.
This has to be the longest bear/skier chase recorded ever. Well done recording with bear perfectly in frame while skiing and managing the situation.
GOOD POINT
A lot of people in the comments have no idea what they are talking about. The guy handled the situation well. I see a young adult human-familiarized bear, displaying a curious opportunistic hunting behavior. There is absolutely nothing playful about this behavior. In this case you must hold your ground. If you run the bears kill instinct will be triggered as seen in the video. The man begins holding his ground. Then he must decide if he waits for the situation to escalate , possibly with the bears attention moving to other people upslope, or he can ski away, drawing the bear after him. I think he took the later decision a little early, but it was probably the best outcome. The guy was obviously trying to draw the bear away from others and in this he was successful but was also lucky at several points. Personally I would have removed my skis to use as a weapon, moved uphill slowly into the larger groups and had everyone make as much noise as possible and most likely the bear would have moved on long enough for help to come.
You described the situation perfectly, only the people in the back were quite scattered, and I had no way to turn my head (I was focused only on the bear approaching) to coordinate them to form a compact group, they did not loud noise even when I told them, so that when I saw that the bear is quite calm, and tends to follow me, plus not to be neglected that he responded defensively to my actions to stop him from approaching me, having the advantage that I ski quite well and more I had descended in the last half hour a few times the very well prepared pist, I chose to run it to get tired and retire to the forest then ..., but it took a while to succeed :) So, thank you for understand the situation!
@@adi99fox you did fantastic. Amazingly quick thinking and your calmness through the entire thing was remarkable. You should be proud of yourself, you very well likely saved yourself or someone else from being lunch.
@@adi99foxIn Germany ... for this discription you'll get a Bundesverdienstkreuz and the Bear would've been killed.
Awesome guy to risk himself to keep everyone safe.
Cute bear, so fast. Looks like a young playful bear. It is going to need a nap after running that much. Lol
I personally got why seemingly MOST people like to call animals "cute"..... Cool, sure.... But "cute"?!? .... You call something with sharp teeth and CLAWS?!? ..... "Cute"?!? .... 😶
(I have NO problem with you in particular..... I I just think it's "weird" in general.... 😶)
Second choice of havin a nap after running so much was having a nap after eating so much, thanks God the instructor takes the bear with him, finally it worked. He got balls......
Bine gindit domnule ,l ati indepartat de ceilalti turisti.Curaj si stapinire de sine. Bravo.
He was just trying to talk to you about your cars extended warranty.
If you click closed captions there are translated subtitles. I love the attitude of the man, keeping calm so no one panicked. A young bear, very curious and playful, but certainly dangerous if it got too close to anyone. Leading it away from the group was impressive (though still risky). Amazing footage showing how fast a bear can run casually.
I'm very happy when I see that, rarely, some actually understand what actually happened in the clip
Felicitări, ați avut mult curaj, discernământ, ați reușit să-l atrageți după dumneavoastră astfel încât ceilalți participanți de pe partie sa poată ajunge in zona de siguranță. Din păcate nu există și "Rangeri" în pădurile noastre care sa gestioneze și astfel de situații. Veți rămâne un exemplu, și sunt sigur că cei aflați acolo nu vor uita acest moment.
Va mulțumesc!
”...ați reușit să-l atrageți după dumneavoastră astfel încât ceilalți participanți de pe partie sa poată ajunge in zona de siguranță” - da și nu. Pe filmare se vede clar cum a dus ursul înspre un alt grup de schiori aflați mai jos, pe pârtie, ceea ce îi putea pune în mare pericol pe acei oameni. A (au) avut noroc că ursul nu s-a orientat către ei...
@@GeorgeMariusCracu Nu ma gandeam la inceput ca o sa aibă atata chef de alergat, si cand am ajuns la aceia, am redus viteza, i-am avertizat din timp sa o ia la vale incetisor sa nu cada vreunul, iar eu i-am pus frână lui ursulica cu tehnica de oprire de mai sus ce am vazut ca tine. Daca va uitați atent o sa vedeti ca a vrut sa ma ocoleasca catre ei pe stanga mea, dar iar m-am dus încolo sa nu se ia după ei, si nici sa pierd avantajul de a fi eu in vale.
Acum sa stau cu el la taclale si sa sun pana vin jandarmii nu era o obtiune, asa ca am gestionat si eu cum am putut in viteza evenimentelor.
Cum am zis, bine ca a tinut figura cu sa ma fac mare si tonul vocii,...
Concluzie generala :
Am avut noroc ca si ursul a fost de treaba, ca altfel...
Again proof that the camera Man never dies 🎥
😁👍👍
That is one Hungry Bear. This is one Brave skier making it safe for everyone else and a total universal understanding, LOL And I like this video.
idiot, that bear wasn't hungry at all, only curious
@@timlabeaux8123 I'm an idiot for not wanting to be bear food? How would you know if the Bears Was just curious? Did you talk to him? You're funny
@@timlabeaux8123 Bears got food near streets from people in cars. Now he search for food where finds people. And this can finish badly.
@@bestopinion9257 i totally agree. Also, as a protective measure, while horsemen are allowed in the natural parks of the Americans, motorcyclists and cyclists are prohibited.
Hi Gary...I don't think the juvenile bear was as hungry as he was just plain curious...I really love this footage... : )
It's okay bear, I don't know what he's saying either.
c'mon bear, go away. I know you're so cute but we don't have nothing in common to share, just leave.
Lavapix, that's hilarious.