Nice photos, and a bonus memory for your hike.
However...
Those are sheep, part of a well-known group. I have hundreds of pics and hours of vids of them. They had a good crop of youngsters this year, at least five of which I've IDed for sure.
For the ID purposes, this is a
deer at the ski hut:
And these are photos of some of the members of the 'horn herd you saw:
Male and female:
Three widdle wamb chops:
Frisky little fellow:
Don't spook 'em, and they'll stick around for further enjoyment.
kind regards,
Arocknoid