Bear wanders onto ice rink at South Lake Tahoe's Heavenly Village
A Lake Tahoe-area local decided to get some early morning time on the ice this week.
Visit Heavenly Village Lake Tahoe posted about an encounter with a bear Thursday morning.
The bear was right in the middle of the ice rink when someone snapped a photo.
Of course, bear sightings are common in and around South Lake Tahoe and Heavenly.
Last year, skiers even nearly ran into a bear on the Heavenly Resort slopes – an incident all caught on camera.
Heavenly's ice rink, which is nestled in the shops area of the village, opened for the season on Nov. 1 and is expected to stay in operation until April.
Skiers will have to wait a little longer for Heavenly's slopes to open, however. Heavenly's ski season is scheduled to open on Nov. 21.
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