Best cameraman alive. Recording a bear chasing him while skiing down a slope.

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.

You are enjoying skiing and then look behind to find out a guy is bringing a charging bear😅

American, "We drink energy drinks to help us ski down hill." Romanian, "We have bear chase us down hill."

The filming skills of this man filming backwards skiing downhill is spectacular

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)

Bro's got balls of steel. His tone was calm and didn't get high or nervous when the bear got really close

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

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

Wow, this guy is the kind of ski instructor I would sign up with. For those who didn’t understood the situation: He lured the bear away from his students into the forest. He did it by trusting his ability on ski’s, stopped repeatedly to keep the bear on his trail and get him tired, sufficiently tired so that he gives up on chasing people and get back in the forest. Now that is a brave an humane approach. If you have the balls to do it. He obviously knew the trail the speeds he can get on that section, he was confident in his ability as a skier, and did the right thing. 👏👏👏

The persistence of the bear is terrifying 😅

He handled this perfectly. A friendly bear begging for handouts can be dangerous. So he lead it away from his crew, and then the next crew, keeping its attention until it's playful energy was done. What a pro!

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

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!

This was the most casual bear chase video I’ve ever seen.

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.

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 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.

This guys is from romania , and was a trained person he kept his calm , talked to the bear and made him come after him so that the group behind could be safe

The people screaming when he gets down to the second group while he’s laughing. Absolute gold. 🤣

Wow The camera man was so brave. He attracted the bear to make sure other people were safe.

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 guy is amazing. You can tell he was leading it away from everyone else.

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!:)

Most badass guy on the planet... casually chatting up the bear and filming it while skiing. DAMN! Ballz of steel!

Ski runs here.... Beginner Intermediate Expert Bear.....

Ok that was so scary but so cute watching the bear run. Hopefully the bear is tired after his run. Brave instructor

Keeping the camera focused on the bear during the chase was epic. Calm nerves prevailed - and he kept everyone safe. Well done! 🏆

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

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.⛷️🐻👍❤️

Winter bears are DANGEROUS! They are ALWAYS hungry. Sometimes famished.

That guy did an amazing job of filming the entire encounter.

Skiing backward holding a zoom camera focused on the running bear is amazing. He seems to know the bear and the routes very well.

Literally one of the few people to “run” from a bear and get away! Crazy

That was the best filming of a bear I have ever seen. What a adorable and very beautiful bear. I am glad it wasn't aggressive and nothing terrible happened. What a treasure to keep forever.

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!"

the video is about a ski instructor luring the bear away from beginners. Very brave man

I know bears are dangerous, but that one seems to like the instructor. He seemed more playful than malicious. He was running with him like he didn’t want him to leave, like his dog!

Again proof that the camera Man never dies 🎥

He was just trying to talk to you about your cars extended warranty.

The endurance of the bear is insane

The most chill person to ever be chased by a bear

Obviosuly, this bear has been regularly fed by humans and has lost its natural fear of people. This I witness all across Romania, where brown bears are often fed by passers-by and drivers. This will eventualy lead to potentially dangerous encounters which may cost human lives and bear lives too, none of which is good.

It is astonishing how calm this ski instructor remains. Although he should be equipped with some bear buster or loud speaker kit. It is hard to run out a bear.

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.

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!

You can't outrun a bear, you can only outski them.

He actually was saving the group by getting the bear to chase him. That’s prettt masculine.

Being chased by a bear while skiing, still better filming than 99% of everything on UKposts. Amazing.

This is a good example to see for those who are thinking of running away from a bear.

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. 🦋

The bear politely gave the skier a generous head start - Bravo Ursa!

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!

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!

He’s so cute, till he rippes you in pieces! Oh my God, the guy stayed so calm that is a miracle! So scary. This is my worst fear outside.

Ski Instructor: Today, we are going to learn ski to faster....here's some motivation...

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.

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.

The Ski guide did the right thing, that is distracted the bear's attention away from the tourist group. Hope they all came down safely.

And that's a pretty effective tutorial on the chances of a human ever outrunning a bear.

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

Молодой мишка, даже медвежонок еще. Матёрый медведь показал бы, кто в лесу хозяин.

That would be utterly terrifying. And to think, this man only survived because he never stopped recording!

Это есть героизм в высшей степени. Защищая других он чуть не пожертвовал собой. Спасибо Вам, смелый человек!🤴👍🙏

I'm impressed with the bear's endurance. Even down hill that was a long run.

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. 👍

😮 wow! This guy has nerves of steel. Well done, instructor!

Bear: The weakest one will slip and then dinner is served. 🍽

i disagree with people saying this guys an idiot . clearly the camera man was trying to create seperation from the bear and the rest of the skiers

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.

Says it happened on March 9, so the bear had probably just come out of hibernation and was hungry and a little bit confused -- fortunately for everyone ultimately a harmless encounter -- beautiful animal, powerful and graceful in that way unique to bears

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

Well done. You prevented a very dangerous situation for both the skiers and the bear. Your confidence and skills are very apparent. Peace

You don’t have to go faster than the bear. You just have to go faster than other skiers.

This guy playing with a puppy, everyone else running from a deadly bear while screaming their lungs out 😂

- Young Brown bear, accustomed to people - Ski instructor filming, skiing backwards - Diverts bear from skiers - Always in control

How can this man ski with such massive balls?

Bear when skiiers are stopped: "scary humans, act natural" Bear when the camera guy takes off down the hill: "Food! I knew it!"

Camera man never dies.

Very well handled by that instructor 👏👏👏 even stopped to prevent the bear getting others along the slope

The dude filming the video seems pretty calm almost like he has been through this before

Wow he was a very determined bear and didn’t even go after any of the dozens of others along the way…that guy is amazing at handling these bears, holy hell! 😮😂

Imagine catching an edge and face planting, losing your skis, and poles, and being prone with that prime specimen bearing down on you at full stride?

Learning to ski without falling. Lesson #1. Put a bear on the run. Now ski. Easy as that.

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 was 100% begging for scraps, laying in the snow with his snout like that. Strikingly similar to how a dog would beg for scraps. Nice job leading him away from people!

Mr. 🐻 is a very good runner ! Let's Bear this in mind ...

On that day, anyone in a ski lesson rapidly progressed to expert level. Great way to clear the mountain as well. 😂

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.

That guy is either the bravest man in the world or he was high! I couldn't believe he waited for it to catch up to him!

Looks and seems like a very young bear i can't see an adult bear wasting that many calories running for that long lol

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.

Amazing camera work considering the circumstances.

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 🤙🏻

Bears' instinct to chase prey! But this guy has no option since there is a big group of skiiers behind him!

If I am not mistaken, that bear prefers fast food....

Bear: "So this is what they mean by fast food"....

They should make this a new Olympic sport...backward skiing pursued by a bear.

Imagine you are learning ski on that slope. I would fall and the bear would eat me.

He’s definitely the cutest bear (although very dangerous) the peeping head til and snow on the end of his nose was absolutely adorable 🥰