My dad, Peter, rarely talked about the war. One winter day in 1989, he called me and asked for a ride to Camp Hale. Once there he slung a heavy pack onto his back, strapped.
The list of Vail pioneers who are no longer with us keeps growing, making the party in honor of them that much more special. Vail pioneers gathered over the weekend to celebrate those who made.
Vail Resorts was attempting to have a 555-acre expansion of Keystone s lift-served terrain ready in time for the 2022-23 season, but found itself in hot water with the U.S. Forest Service in July after taking a bulldozer blade to sensitive terrain in the area, removing trees and clogging a stream with dirt.
Friday marks the 77th anniversary of the battle of Riva Ridge, a pivotal point during World War II for the members of the 10th Mountain Division, the Army’s winter warfare unit that trained at Camp…