Skiers at Whitefish Mountain Resort received an additional thrill with the sighting of a wolverine on the slopes.
Ski patroller Chuck Cameron says he found a deer carcass in the area along with wolverine tracks and scat about 200 yards from the base of a chairlift.
Flathead National Forest wildlife biologist Amy Jacobs said several people called her about spotting the elusive predator on Monday.
Cameron says he can only recall one other time a wolverine spotting occurred, some 10 years ago near Hellroaring Peak.
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