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10th mountain division
5 Porch Notes tagged “10th mountain division,” from counties across Colorado.
History and culture - Eagle County
Vail started with a seven-hour climb and a view of the treeless Back Bowls
Vail grew into one of the largest single ski mountains in North America, and the story starts with a 1957 climb to a ridge above a string of wide, treeless bowls.
Read note ->History and culture - Eagle County
Camp Hale was where the 10th Mountain Division learned to fight in the snow
The Pando valley in southern Eagle County holds Camp Hale, the WWII training base for the Army's 10th Mountain Division and now part of a national monument.
Read note ->History and culture - Lake County
Tennessee Pass and Ski Cooper carry the 10th Mountain Division story
Tennessee Pass north of Leadville and the Ski Cooper area trace back to World War II, when the Army trained the 10th Mountain Division ski troops in this high country.
Read note ->History and culture - Lake County
Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument lies just north over Tennessee Pass
North of Leadville over Tennessee Pass, Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument protects a World War II mountain-training site and lands that remain culturally important to the Ute people.
Read note ->History and culture - Summit County
Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument honors the 10th Mountain Division
Camp Hale, just over the divide from Summit County, was the World War II training ground for the Army's mountain troops and is now a national monument managed by the Forest Service.
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