--- description: The bears caught the first snow of the season in Northern Arizona title: Watch Happy Bears Frolic in the Snow image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7a2db5cfff779413/69886ff50a4a2220af9c6ecd/gettyimages-142746195.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Happy Bears Frolic in the Snow by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 6, 2015 8:47 PM CUT  Waving brown bear (Ursus arctos) sitting in winter snow, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America, North America Waving brown bear (Ursus arctos) sitting in winter snow, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America, North AmericaKimberly Walker—Getty Images/Robert Harding World Imagery by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 6, 2015 8:47 PM CUT Northern Arizona saw its very first snow of the season on Wednesday and thought it may seem a bit early for the white stuff, the bears at the Bearizona Wildlife Park in Williams, Az., were absolutely _thrilled._ The above footage shows the bears romping around with glee. According to park officials, they were just happy to see a change in scenery. The park is expected to get around six inches of snow, the bears will be able to continue their fun. Maybe they’ll even make a snowman. Or a snowbear? _Read next:_ [_Watch a Ferocious French Bulldog Chase Away Two Large Bears_](http://time.com/4061130/french-bulldog-chases-bears/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4103337/bears-play-arizona-snow/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4103337/bears-play-arizona-snow/"},"headline":"Watch Happy Bears Frolic in the Snow","datePublished":"2015-11-06T20:47:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:26:42.632Z","description":"The bears caught the first snow of the season in Northern Arizona","url":"https://time.com/4103337/bears-play-arizona-snow/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","snow","Arizona","Bears"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7a2db5cfff779413/69886ff50a4a2220af9c6ecd/gettyimages-142746195.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7a2db5cfff779413/69886ff50a4a2220af9c6ecd/gettyimages-142746195.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"142746195","caption":"142746195","creditText":"Kimberly Walker—Getty Images/Robert Harding World Imagery","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4103337/bears-play-arizona-snow/","name":"Watch Happy Bears Frolic in the Snow"}}]}] ```