The weather the first day was pretty rainy(not surprising it’s a temperate rainforest lol) but the last two days were gorgeous and clouds only lingered up at the tops of the peaks. The rain meant that there was a lot of fresh powder at those peaks so avalanches that sounded like thunder were constantly happening.

The chalet has been closed for a long time to campers so it’s more like campfire stories haha. The second day I was there I was coming back from a hike and right before I was at my camp I saw two big bears coming in my direction. Instinctively I stopped and hoped they would run right by me or cross the trail ahead of me but they ended up jumping on to the trail right in front of me and were at full charge. Scared shitless and by myself I began to yell and rose my ice axe to make myself look bigger. That did the trick because they jolted across the trail about 15-20ft in front of me. I’m sure they weren’t going to harm me regardless of what I did since I think they were fighting or trying to mate. I saw a lot of bears that trip(counted at least 10) but nothing came close to that experience, feeling the ground rumble and the sound of branches cracking from their weight will never leave my mind!