The newly created Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument helped spark the ski industry and was used as a high-elevation military training site.
10th Mountain Division
Biden makes Camp Hale a national monument, moves to block mining and drilling on 225,000 acres of Colorado’s Thompson Divide
Biden traveled to Camp Hale and was joined by veterans of the 10th Mountain Division as well as members of the Ute Tribe during the proclamation signing
Joe Biden to designate Camp Hale a national monument during trip to Colorado next week
Camp Hale, near Leadville, is where 10th Mountain Division soldiers trained before heading to battle in World War II. It was meant to be protected under the long-stalled CORE Act.
Q&A: Alterra CEO Rusty Gregory steps back and reflects on next generation of ski resort bosses
The U.S. ski industry was forged by soldiers. We all know the story about 10th Mountain vets returning from war with visions of ski runs and chairlifts that would spark dozens of American resorts. Innovators who worked every job at the ski area took the reins from those soldiers, creating even more lifts, better grooming […]
Opinion: Son of a 10th Mountain Division ski trooper on why the CORE Act matters
Tuesday brought an important moment for public lands protection in Colorado with the announcement of the reintroduction of the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) Act, and it is time for Congress finally passes this important piece of legislation. The CORE Act was reintroduced by Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse and was co-sponsored […]