TO : Friend : ' ` ` Tony '' ' was ` ` an uplifting person '' who loved the backcountry . Ski and Snowboard and Colorado Business halls of fame , among many other honors . NEW : Vail 's mayor laments ` ` an incomprehensible loss '' to the owners , 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 area .
TO : Friend : ' ` ` Tony '' ' was ` ` an uplifting person '' who loved the backcountry . NEW : Vail 's mayor laments ` ` an incomprehensible loss '' to the owners , 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 area .