While descending a meadow/talus ridge we heard warning whistles that I recognized as being from marmots. We saw three individuals dashing to the cover of nearby large boulders. After staying quiet and sitting for a couple of minutes we saw them climb the boulders to look at us.

I managed to get these pictures and some decent quality video from a distance before quickly moving on so as not to overly bother them.

After reporting this observation to the Marmot Recovery Foundation it turns out that there are no post-decline records of marmots from this area. That would make this a newly documented population. It was mentioned that there is a possibility that one of the marmots is younger which could be evidence of successful reproduction.

Snapshot from the chairlift, with thanks to my daughter for spotting it. We tried going back for another ride right away with the real camera at the ready this time, but didn't manage to find it again.