Researching more mythology I found something else that brought my mind back to the Zelda series
these snow creatures who have big feet and a penchant for skiing like Yeto and his sledding or snowboarding with Link
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Now, I've never heard of a snowboarding yeti creature before Twilight Princess. I mean someone could come up with the scenario in their imagination being the setting and all that snow, but it's quite possible that someone working on Twilight Princess also came across the "barbegazi" when researching snow creatures while designing and coming up with ideas for Yeto.
these snow creatures who have big feet and a penchant for skiing like Yeto and his sledding or snowboarding with Link
Barbegazi: The Alpine Snow Gnomes
High up in the alpine mountain ranges that form the borders between France and Switzerland live the Barbegazi. Cousins to the more standard variety garden gnome found throughout the European contin…
mythcrafts.com
Now, I've never heard of a snowboarding yeti creature before Twilight Princess. I mean someone could come up with the scenario in their imagination being the setting and all that snow, but it's quite possible that someone working on Twilight Princess also came across the "barbegazi" when researching snow creatures while designing and coming up with ideas for Yeto.