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tennessee pass

4 Porch Notes tagged “tennessee pass,” from counties across Colorado.

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.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Lake County

Ski Cooper keeps it small, natural, and easy on the wallet

Atop Tennessee Pass north of Leadville, Ski Cooper runs on natural snowfall with short lift lines and ticket prices well below Colorado's big resorts.

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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.

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History and culture - Eagle County

Minturn grew up on the Tennessee Pass rail line

The Denver & Rio Grande's standard-gauge route over Tennessee Pass ran through Minturn and the Eagle River valley, and that railroad is why the town is shaped the way it is.

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