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 ...

In 1945, Hugh Evans fought in a barren Italian battlefield, losing friends and fighting Nazis. Eighty years later, his family ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The impossible became reality when the 10th Mountain Division took on Germany’s strongest defenses in the brutal terrain of Italy. Armed with nothing but determination and skill, they scaled the ...

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 ...