Since I live in Colorado now, I was quite interested in seeing this particular show.  It was called "Snowbeast Slaughter" focusing on Bigfoot type sitings around Pike's Peak.  I have to admit, I came away from the show with a raised eyebrow.

As I was watching the show, I kept asking myself what exactly is a "Snowbeast?"  I never heard the term before.  I asked many people who were born and raised here and it seemed like no one had ever heard of it before, save one person.  Apparently, it's from a 1977 made for TV film called "Snowbeast."  It featured a ravenous Bigfoot around a Colorado ski resort.  Ok, I guess they just wanted to differentiate it from the Bigfoot of the Pacific NW, the Ohio Grassman, etc.  Still kind of funny that almost no one here in Colorado knew what it was.

The area that they were in is Pike's Peak.  I also found this interesting.  Pike's Peak is a big tourist attraction here.  It's a very short drive just west of Colorado Springs.  You can take a train to the top of the mountain.  Personally, I would recommend it.  The day that I went, it was 72 degrees at the station and 18 degrees at the summit.  Kind of surreal but absolutely beautiful.  And frankly, taking a train to the top of a mountain is the only way I'll get to a top of any mountain.  Here's the link:

http://www.cograilway.com/

Anyway, I just thought it was odd that a mythical creature could be just on the other side of such a big tourist attraction.  Then again, if Ghost Hunters can open their season at the Besty Ross musuem, maybe it isn't so odd.  At least MonsterQuest didn't set up a camera trap behind the cash registers…

And lastly, I talked to a guy who has been hiking and "snow-shoeing (sp?)" on the SW side of Pike's Peek for a good 40 years.  He did agree with the show that it is very rugged out there and not many people travel there by foot.  There are many abandoned mines, like the one seen on the show.  He's seen many animals, including Black Bear, but never "hide nor hair" of a Bigfoot.  He's heard many stories about it though.  The intriguing part is that he's never heard of them hunting elk in the region.  Now, it is true that Colorado has the most elk in the country and he supposes that one could make the logical leap that elk "could" be what a Bigfoot eats, but he doesn't know where MQ was getting that information from.  He's certainly not a Bigfoot expert, but in 40 years of hearing stories from the region, he didn't remember one featuring a Bigfoot hunting or eating anything in particular.

So really, the only thing that impressed me about the show was how insane the helicopter pilot was.  Flying a helicopter in the Rockies with a winter storm on the way?  Are you kidding me?  Wind gusts can go above 90 mph up in the mountains.  I think I'd rather face a "Snowbeast" than fly with that guy…

The Central Park Chimp-man….nice…

And you make a good point about MQ.  I mean there are only so many cryptids in the US.  If they want to keep filming, they're going to have to go the "Destination: Truth" route and venture well outside the borders.  If so, they might run into the exact same problems as that show does with arranging the trips, getting the right papers, the medical clearances, etc.  It may even slow down their filming schedule.