Tag: 10th mountain division
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NORAD and Northern Command historian pens 10th Mountain Division and mountain warfare history
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 stride on his skis he punched through 6 to 8 inches. It was tough going and the sweat in the cold temperatures soaked his…
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‘I can’t imagine anything luckier’: Colorado Springs locals remember Ski Broadmoor
Whenever he’s back in Colorado Springs, Steve Wilmot’s gaze turns south to Cheyenne Mountain, to the pair of wide lanes running down the mountain’s foot — especially visible after snowfall. “I look all the time,” Wilmot, 72, says from his home now in Fort Collins. “It’s a bit sad. I think that’s the emotion I…