Video footage has emerged allegendly showing a beast with white fur walking upright on two legs through the trees, at Formigal in northeast Spain.
A skier posted an image on a popular web forum with the caption: “Strange animal spotted in Formigal. What the hell is this?”
“We’ve told the ski resort but they haven’t taken us seriously,” he skier added.
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“I bet there’s something on the loose out there. I know what I saw.”
Staff at the sky resort, Aramon, launched a search, but there was no sign of the beast.
The picture was retweeted thousands of times.
The Sun reported that former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer Fonsi Nieto was among those who joined in the debate, tweeting: “Is there a bear in Formigal? Be careful.”
Others joked the animal was Snowflake, the famous albino gorilla who lived at Barcelona Zoo from 1966 to 2003, back from the dead.
The resort hosted the FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships in 2008.
A spokesman from the resort said there was no cause for alarm.
