🐻Safe
This type of bear is more likely to bluff charge you than attack you.
Black Bear
You should avoid this type of terrain during a lightning storm.
Exposed ridgelines or summits
The best way to store food in bear country
A bear canister or hanging food at least 10 feet off the ground and 4 feet from a tree
This position is recommended to reduce ground contact and lower your profile during lightning.
The lightning crouch (squat on the balls of your feet, heels together, head down)
The first thing you should do if you see a bear in the distance.
Stay calm, make your presence known, and slowly back away.
When you see a flash and count less than this number of seconds before you hear thunder, lightning is dangerously close.
30 seconds
You should never do this when encountering a bear at close range.
Run
If you're in a group during a storm, you should do this to reduce the risk to the whole group.
Spread out at least 20 feet apart
This type of bear may require you to play dead if it makes contact during a defensive attack.
Grizzly Bear
This material conducts electricity and should be avoided during a lightning storm, even if it seems like shelter.
Metal (like trekking poles or tent poles)