Squamish is north of Vancouver on the BC mainland.
Seems that Linnell & his friends did everything right. No one was hurt, not even the cougar.
The Chief
Mountain biker, friends fend off cougar
Animal that jumped him wouldn’t back down, man says after Crumpit Woods incident
A Test of Metal pre-ride turned into a “near miss” encounter with a fully grown cougar for Pemberton resident Dean Linnell on Friday (June 10).