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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29EJ_skiing-in-colorado-the-ski-industry-snowballs-ski-colorado-edwards-country_Edwards-CO.html
Skiing in Colorado
The earliest recorded use of skis in Colorado dates to 1857, when mountain guide Jim Bridger fashioned a crude pair to bail out an army unit snowbound in the San Juan Mountains. Such was the function of "snowshoes" (as they w…
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Memorial
10th Mountain Division
World War II
In memory of our 990 comrades in arms who gave their lives on the WWII battlefields of Italy and the Aleutian Islands.
Campaigns
Northern Apennine Mountains, Po Valley, Kiska
Major Battles…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1T1I_norwegian-memorial-historical_Leadville-CO.html
World War II
United States Army
Ski Troopers
99th Infantry Battalion
(Separate)
The Viking Battalion
Office of Strategic Services
O.S.S. NORSO
(Rype Group)
Special Forces
The 99th Infantry Battalion (SEP) was:
Activated 10 July 1942 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SMP_office-of-stratigic-services-o-s-s-norso-rype-group-special-force_Leadville-CO.html
The 99th Infantry Battalion (SEP) was:
Activated 10 July 1942 at Camp Ripley Minnesota
Deactivated 11 November 1945 at Camp Miles Standish, Boston Massachusetts
Camp Hale Colorado was the main ski trooper training area located 5 miles north of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B69_construction-of-camp-hale_Minturn-CO.html
Camp Hale is the only site developed by the United States Army specifically for mountain and winter warfare training. The location provided natural features necessary for training and convenient access by both a Federal Highway and the Denver & Ri…