Two ski hikers in Italy's Adamello-Presanella Alps encountered two brown bears in deep snow. Bear population in Trentino had shrunk to three animals in 1997 and was threatened with extinction.
In Lombardy, the first bear first reappeared in 2010. It is possible that the two bears were on their way to emigrate from Trentino via the Presena Glacier to Lombardy. The animals were apparently frightened when they noticed the people and went their own way. The official ski season is over this year and the lifts have not been running for weeks.