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Right after World War II. Veterans of the US Army's 10th Mountain Division returned from the European Theater of Operations and introduced the military skills of downhill skiing, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing to the American public as fun winter sports.

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After World War II. Most of the people who started ski resorts in the US were veterans of the 10th Mountain Division, where they learned to ski.

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