For immediate release: 1 April
SNOW JOKE
UK Yeti expert corroborates paw print find in Hemel Hempstead. Footprints belonging to the legendary Abominable Snowman have been found at a snow sports centre in Hemel Hempstead.
Since switching on snow cannons at The Snow Centre, workers at the soon-to-open development have noticed large paw-like prints appearing in the freshly made snow overnight.
David Wilkinson, technical manager at The Snow Centre who found the first prints, said: “I was just finishing grooming the main slope when I spotted a series of prints, what struck me though was how far apart they were. I grabbed a snow boot and was astounded to find it was much bigger than a normal print. I know we have some big instructors from Austria, but this is something extraordinary; this measures over a foot in length!”
The ape-like creature, AKA - The Yeti – is rumoured to tower eight foot tall, have a thick hairy body, and reside in the Himalayas. The last sighting of footprints was made in 2007 on Mount Everest and measured 33cm in length.
UK yeti expert Jonathan Downes, of the Centre of Fortean Zoology, said: “This is the most important evidence for the existence of ape men since the Georgia Big Foot body last summer. If this is true it will turn out to be the real deal and great news for Hemel Hempstead.”
The Snow Centre opens to the public in May – with or without Yeti.
YETI Factfile
* The Yeti is Tibetan for rocky bear
* There is dispute over the number of fingers and toes a Yeti has with sightings ranging from two to five on each foot
* The Yeti is nocturnal and rarely seen in groups of more than two
* The Yeti whistles and growls, can kill with a single punch and stands upright when it attacks
* The legend became widely known in 1921 when English explorers found tracks in the Himalayas
* In North America a similar creature has also been sighted called Big Foot or Sasquatch, fuelling speculation the Yeti is a worldwide phenomenon
* In 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reported seeing large footprints while scaling Mount Everest
* The Yeti appeared in a British horror in 1957 called The Abominable Snowman
SNOW JOKE
UK Yeti expert corroborates paw print find in Hemel Hempstead. Footprints belonging to the legendary Abominable Snowman have been found at a snow sports centre in Hemel Hempstead.
Since switching on snow cannons at The Snow Centre, workers at the soon-to-open development have noticed large paw-like prints appearing in the freshly made snow overnight.
David Wilkinson, technical manager at The Snow Centre who found the first prints, said: “I was just finishing grooming the main slope when I spotted a series of prints, what struck me though was how far apart they were. I grabbed a snow boot and was astounded to find it was much bigger than a normal print. I know we have some big instructors from Austria, but this is something extraordinary; this measures over a foot in length!”
The ape-like creature, AKA - The Yeti – is rumoured to tower eight foot tall, have a thick hairy body, and reside in the Himalayas. The last sighting of footprints was made in 2007 on Mount Everest and measured 33cm in length.
UK yeti expert Jonathan Downes, of the Centre of Fortean Zoology, said: “This is the most important evidence for the existence of ape men since the Georgia Big Foot body last summer. If this is true it will turn out to be the real deal and great news for Hemel Hempstead.”
The Snow Centre opens to the public in May – with or without Yeti.
YETI Factfile
* The Yeti is Tibetan for rocky bear
* There is dispute over the number of fingers and toes a Yeti has with sightings ranging from two to five on each foot
* The Yeti is nocturnal and rarely seen in groups of more than two
* The Yeti whistles and growls, can kill with a single punch and stands upright when it attacks
* The legend became widely known in 1921 when English explorers found tracks in the Himalayas
* In North America a similar creature has also been sighted called Big Foot or Sasquatch, fuelling speculation the Yeti is a worldwide phenomenon
* In 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reported seeing large footprints while scaling Mount Everest
* The Yeti appeared in a British horror in 1957 called The Abominable Snowman
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