It was said to have been sighted in the snowy mountains around Tibet with tufts of orange fur and large footsteps being spotted in the snow. The reports of the Yeti in Western media had peaked around the 1950s when pictures were taken of these large footprints in the snow.
Reports of the Yeti in Western media reached their height around the 1950s when photographs documented massive footprints left in snowy areas near Tibet. Sightings included patches of orange fur and large tracks.