I saw two white bears (about the size of a brown bear) in the forest in Colorado. What kind of bear were they?

Question

The bears were near Mt. Antero in the Sawatch mountain range.

Answer 1

white brown bears

Answer 2

The adult black bear has small eyes, rounded ears, a long snout, a large body, and a short tail. They have an excellent sense of smell. Though these bears indeed generally have shaggy black hair, the coat can vary in color depending on the subspecies: from white through chocolate brown, cinnamon brown, and blonde, found mostly west of the Mississippi River, to black in the east (the same is generally true in Canada with the border being between Manitoba and Ontario). Further adding to the confusion, black bears occasionally sport a slight white chest blaze on either side of the river.

Answer 3

In British Columbia..they have what is called a Kermode Bear there...they come in 2 colors..an off white..and a blue-steel gray...they are Black Bears with a recessive gene that makes them that color

Perhaps you saw a sub species of a Griz with the same recessive genes??

Answer 4

Seeing that polar bears don't usually come down that far in the U.S., I'd say it's a white brown bear, which do exist.

Answer 5

polar brown bears

Answer 6

albino brown bears

Answer 7

Were they teddy bears???? Are you sure you weren't in Tibet? They had something like these there.

Answer 8

Koalas...

Just kidding. That would be interesting to see. Next time take a camera.

Answer 9

If you say they're WHITE... its not the big foot, it could only be the YETI!