Winter Weasel

Check out this little guy:Erik and I came across him at the top of one of the bowls at Fernie Alpine Resort. We spotted him from afar but couldn't really tell what he was, so we skiied closer with the expectation that he might run away. However, he turned out to be quite inquisitive and came closer to us once we stopped moving. I snapped a few pictures of him.Erik and I weren't quite sure what he was at first. A ferret? A mountain squirrel?

I went onto Google and did some brief searches until I came across these:Yup, looks like the same critter, hey? Turns out we came across a long-tailed winter weasel. A WEASEL! Awesome! I've never seen a weasel in real life before. Now I have.