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Col. Gregory Gadson s life took a dramatic turn after losing both legs following an IED attack in Iraq in 2007. His recovery was long and painful, but he emerged feeling freer than when he had his legs. That story is told in great detail in.
On March 21, 2023, 18-year-old Emily Franciose, who grew up in Vail, died in an avalanche in Switzerland’s Bernese Alps while skiing with classmates and staff at the school she attended for her senior year.
“Winter Warriors: The 10th Mountain Division in World War II” is the first exhibit set in History Colorado’s new marquee gallery, and it was designed with the assumption that World War II may seem like ancient history to those born after the baby boom generation.
New exhibit at History Colorado: The saga of the 10th Mountain Division "ski troops" who trained for mountain warfare at Camp Hale near Leadville during World War II, and their subsequent combat heroism in northern Italy, has been told many times through movies and books. The Colorado Snowsports Museum in Vail has helped keep their memories alive for five decades with artifacts, dioramas, photos and films, in part because 10th Mountain veterans helped found dozens of U.S. ski areas after the war including Arapahoe Basin, Aspen and Vail.