Eighty years ago, a group of elite soldiers trained in Colorado helped win WWII. In 1945, the 10th Mountain Division stormed an Italian ridge — at night, in the winter — shocking the Germans and ...

When Vail Mountain School sixth graders embark on a winter camping expedition to a nearby backcountry hut this year, humanities teacher Kate Zook-Gibbs is hoping they will have a greater appreciation ...

It’s been 80 years since the storied 10th Mountain Division helped liberate Italy from fascism. This summer, a group of their descendants, including many Coloradans, returned to visit the places they ...

80 years ago soldiers scaled a sheer cliff to take a crucial mountain position. This month modern troops skied up a mountain to commemorate. By Nicholas Slayton Published Feb 23, 2025 8:51 PM EST ...

BOLOGNA, Italy (Feb. 18-19, 2025) – It was 80 years ago that the Soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division courageously climbed Riva Ridge, a set of steep, prominent peaks in the Northern Apennine ...

Colorado artist Jared Hankins is excited to blend the history of the 10th Mountain Division with his unique painting style in a new exhibit being hosted at Raitman Art Galleries in Vail Village.

FORT DRUM, N.Y. (June 23, 2025) -- (Editor’s Note: This article is part of a multimedia project on the Fort Drum website as the community celebrates the 80th anniversary of the 10th Mountain ...

Tall, lean and weathered, a veteran of two world wars, Major General George Price Hays wasn’t a man to mince words. On February 16, 1945, he paid a surprise visit to a battalion of infantrymen from ...

Sweetwater Lodge was destroyed by fire. The Eagle Valley Enterprise reported on the incident while also detailing the lodge’s origins in the paper’s April 14 and April 21 editions in 1955. Nearby ...