NEW : Friend : Anthony `` Tony '' Seibert was `` an uplifting person '' who loved the backcountry . `` ... He was always goofing around or getting other people excited and just making them happy . '' He had a great sense of humor and would always have a smile on his face, even when he was in pain or suffering from some other ailment. Vail 's COO laments `` an incomprehensible loss '' to the community , the Seiberts . Seibert dies in East Vail Chutes ; 3 people were rescued with minor injuries . The lone victim is a grandson of Peter Seibert Sr. , a co-founder of the Vail ski resort .
NEW : Friend : Anthony `` Tony '' Seibert was `` an uplifting person '' who loved the backcountry . He had a great sense of humor and would always have a smile on his face, even when he was in pain or suffering from some other ailment. Vail 's COO laments `` an incomprehensible loss '' to the community , the Seiberts . Seibert dies in East Vail Chutes ; 3 people were rescued with minor injuries . The lone victim is a grandson of Peter Seibert Sr. , a co-founder of the Vail ski resort .