Ski Cooper hosts the 51st annual 10th Mountain Day, celebrating the division's history and impact with a parade, ceremony, and historic displays.

VAIL, Colorado – 10th Mountain Division (LI) Soldiers returned to Colorado to celebrate the legacy of their forebears who served during World War II, Feb. 27 to March 1. The commemoration began Feb.

Former Marine infantryman Lance Blyth was having "one very miserable day" out on Tennessee Pass near Leadville backcountry skiing. He recalled the snow on that day as unsupportable, so with every ...

Brigade and battalion leaders across the 10th Mountain Division (LI) gathered inside The Peak for a professional ...

Tenth Mountain Division veteran Friedl Pfeifer, in his book “Nice Goin’, My Life on Skis,” says after making the famous “Trooper Traverse” from Leadville to Aspen in the spring of 1944, he knew he ...

A barrage of soldiers on skis stormed an Italian ridge 80 years ago, helping win World War II. The 10th Mountain Division is storied here in Colorado and in Italy. This month, 10th Mountain ...

Each winter, Vail celebrates its heritage by hosting events during Vail Legacy Weekend. The festivities pay homage to the 10th Mountain Division soldiers who shaped the ski industry and other outdoor ...

On a cold evening in February 1940, four men sat by a roaring fire at the Orvis Inn in Manchester, Vermont, after a day of skiing. By the time they repaired to their rooms for the night, they had ...

It’s been 80 years since Colorado helped win World War II. American soldiers who had trained in the state’s rugged mountains stormed an Italian ridge the Nazis thought was unclimbable. The taking of ...

BRATTLEBORO — In October 1941, the U.S. Army established a new regiment based upon mountain warfare. It became known as the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment and would later be joined by the 85th and ...