Class A First-hand BFRO #14511

Sighting by snowmobilers outside Castlegar

December 1980 10:00 pm Rossland, British Columbia 2 witnesses

Account

Near Christmas 1980 the witness was riding a snowmobile with a relative on a forest trail at night when they got stuck. Both smelled a strong rotten-meat odor and then the witness saw a fur-covered bipedal figure about six feet tall run across the trail into the bush. The witness found a large bare footprint where it crossed and bipedal steps through deep powder snow. A parent who arrived later saw the remaining marks and told the witness the figure was a sasquatch.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Physical traces

Tracks

Other senses

Odor

Described appearance

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Height src: about 6 feet
Hair length src: very long haired
Legs src: quite long
Feet src: large bare foot
Gait src: ran across the trail
Posture src: walking on two legs
Other features src: all covered in fur with a layer of snow on it

Facts & provenance

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Date	December 1980 Stated BFRO report #14511 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	10:00 pm Stated BFRO report #14511 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Rossland, British Columbia Stated BFRO report #14511 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Province, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	49.29, -117.85 (± 2 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 14511 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #14511 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Derived BFRO report #14511 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #14511 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	snowmobiling back to the truck Stated BFRO report #14511 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	an old trapper in a fur coat Stated BFRO report #14511 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #14511 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Blaine McMillan (BFRO)

Tracks

large bare footprint on packed trail where figure crossed and bipedal steps through deep powder with long stride and no drag marks

Measurements: probably 4 feet of powder snow

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #14511 Primary

Published 2006-04-27 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 47a591338929

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BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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The report refers to

“a documentary about the Yeti on t.v.”
Not in the Anomadex yet