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| name = Pete Seibert
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1924|08|07}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1924|08|07}}
| birth_place = [[Sharon, Massachusetts|Sharon]], Massachusetts, United States
| birth_place = [[Sharon, Massachusetts]], U.S
| death_date = {{death date and age|2002|07|15|1924|08|07}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2002|07|15|1924|08|07}}
| death_place = [[Vail, Colorado|Vail]], [[Colorado]]
| death_place = [[Edwards, Colorado]], U.S.
| education =
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| spouse = Elizabeth (Betty)<!-- (divorced c. 1971) -->
| occupation = Ski resort founder
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| spouse = Elizabeth (Betty) <!-- (divorced c. 1971) -->
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| children = 3<ref name="farewell"/>
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| children = Pete Jr., Brant, Calvin <ref name="farewell">{{cite news |first=Veronica |last=Whitney |title=Seibert family says farewell |url=http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20020718/NEWS/207180101 |work=The Vail Daily News |publisher= |id= |pages= |page= |date=2002-07-18 |accessdate=2007-06-02}}</ref>
| allegiance = {{USA}}
|branch= [[File:United States Department of the Army Seal.svg|20px|United States Army seal]] [[United States Army]]
|commands=[[File:Shoulder sleeve insignia of the 10th Mountain Division (1944-2015).svg|20px|10th Mountain Division (United States)]] [[10th Mountain Division (United States)|10th Mountain Division]]
|battles= [[World War II]]<br/>{{*}} [[Italian campaign (World War II)#Allied advance into Northern Italy|Battle of Riva Ridge]]
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'''Peter Werner Seibert''' (August 7, 1924 – July 15, 2002)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/28/us/pete-seibert-soldier-skier-who-built-vail-is-dead-at-77.html|title = Pete Seibert, Soldier Skier Who Built Vail, is Dead at 77|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 28 July 2002|last1 = Martin|first1 = Douglas}}</ref> was an American skier and the founder of [[Vail Ski Resort]] in Colorado.<ref>{{cite news |first=Bill |last=Pennington |title=The Legacy of the Soldiers on Skis |url=http://travel.nytimes.com/2006/03/10/travel/escapes/10ski.html |work=The New York Times |date=2006-03-10 |access-date=2007-06-02 |quote=The 10th Mountain Division connections are everywhere in American skiing, whether it's at Vail Mountain, founded by Sgt. Pete Seibert of the 10th Mountain Division, or in Vermont. . . . }}</ref> He&nbsp;was inducted into the Colorado Ski (and Snowboard) Hall of Fame in&nbsp;1980.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coloradoskihalloffame.com/images_bio_htm_files/Peter_Seibert.htm |title=Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame – Peter W. Seibert |publisher=Coloradoskihalloffame.com |access-date=2012-04-26}}</ref>


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A [[Massachusetts]] native, Seibert graduated from the [[New Hampton School]] in [[New Hampshire]] and served in the [[10th Mountain Division (United States)|10th Mountain Division]] of the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] during [[World War II]], training as an elite ski trooper at [[Camp Hale]] in Colorado. Wounded in the leg by a mortar shell blast in the [[Italian campaign (World War II)#Allied advance into Northern Italy|Battle of Riva Ridge]] in [[Italian campaign (World War II)|Italy]] in February 1945, he returned to the United States to begin recuperation. Like other ski soldiers who had trained at Camp Hale, Seibert returned to Colorado, where he became a [[ski patrol]]man at the [[Aspen Mountain (ski area)|Aspen Mountain<!-- Ski Resort-->]]. He&nbsp;qualified for the 1950 [[United States Ski Team|U.S. Ski Team]], which hosted the [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|1950 World Championships]] at Aspen, although his injury prevented him from competing.
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'''Peter W. Seibert''' (August 7, 1924 – July 15, 2002) was an American skier and the founder of [[Vail Ski Resort]] in Colorado.<ref>{{cite news |first=Bill |last=Pennington |title=The Legacy of the Soldiers on Skis |url=http://travel.nytimes.com/2006/03/10/travel/escapes/10ski.html |work=The New York Times |publisher= |id= |pages= |page= |date=2006-03-10 |accessdate=2007-06-02 |language= |quote=The 10th Mountain Division connections are everywhere in American skiing, whether it's at Vail Mountain, founded by Sgt. Pete Seibert of the 10th Mountain Division, or in Vermont. . . . }}</ref> In 1980 he was inducted into the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coloradoskihalloffame.com/images_bio_htm_files/Peter_Seibert.htm |title=Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame – Peter W. Seibert |publisher=Coloradoskihalloffame.com |date= |accessdate=2012-04-26}}</ref>


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In 1957, Seibert and rancher Earl Eaton climbed Vail Mountain where, as trainees from Camp Hale (Earl did not train at Camp Hale but he did help build it), they had learned winter [[bivouacking]], and decided to build "the most beautiful ski resort in the world". They raised funds from a group of Denver investors, bought a ranch at the base of Vail mountain and, to distract competitors, called it the "Trans Montane Rod and Gun Club".<ref>{{cite book |last=Hauserman |first=Richard |author2=M. Scott Carpenter |author3=John Love |author4=Warren Miller |author4-link=Warren Miller (director) |title=The Inventors of Vail |year=2000 |publisher=Golden Peak |location=Edwards, Colorado |isbn=0-9704438-0-3}}</ref> The resort was built in 1962 at the base of Vail mountain, opening on December 15 with two [[chairlift]]s and one [[Gondola lift|gondola]]; lift tickets were five [[United States dollar|dollars]].<ref name="resorthistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.vailresorts.com/ourcompany.cfm?mode=history |title=History |publisher=Vailresorts.com |access-date=2012-04-26}}</ref>
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Seibert, a Massachusetts native, graduated from the [[New Hampton School]] in New Hampshire and served in the [[10th Mountain Division (United States)|10th Mountain Division]] during [[World War II]], training as an elite ski trooper at [[Camp Hale]] in Colorado. Wounded in the leg by a mortar shell blast in the [[Battle of Riva Ridge]] in Italy, he returned to the United States to begin recuperation. Like other ski soldiers who had trained at Camp Hale, Seibert returned to Colorado, where he became a [[ski patrol]]man at the [[Aspen Mountain (ski area)|Aspen]]. In 1950 he qualified for the 1950 [[United States Ski Team|U.S. Ski Team]], which hosted the [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|1950 World Championships]] at Aspen, although his injury prevented him from competing.


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In seven years, Vail grew to become the most popular ski resort in Colorado. Seibert hoped that Vail (and the future [[Beaver Creek Resort|Beaver Creek]]) would host the skiing portions of the [[1976 Winter Olympics]], which had been awarded to [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]] in 1970. In early 1972, the venues for the skiing events were changed to established areas west of the [[Continental Divide of the Americas|continental divide]], approved by the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC) in February.<ref name=wcfgm>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rdtVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JuEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6685%2C76566 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Way cleared for '76 Games as Denver changes okayed
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In 1957, Seibert and rancher Earl Eaton climbed Vail Mountain where, as trainees from Camp Hale, they had learned winter bivouacking, and decided to build "the most beautiful ski resort in the world". They raised funds from a group of Denver investors, bought a ranch at the base of Vail mountain and, to distract competitors, called it the "Trans Montane Rod and Gun Club".<ref>{{cite book |last=Hauserman |first=Richard |coauthors=M. Scott Carpenter, John Love, [[Warren Miller (director)|Warren Miller]]|title=The Inventors of Vail |year=2000 |publisher=Golden Peak |location=Edwards, Colorado |isbn=0970443803}}</ref> The resort was built in 1962 at the base of Vail mountain, opening on December 15, 1962 with two [[chairlift]]s, one [[Gondola lift|gondola]]. A lift ticket cost $5.<ref name="resorthistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.vailresorts.com/ourcompany.cfm?mode=history |title=History |publisher=Vailresorts.com |date= |accessdate=2012-04-26}}</ref>
|date=February 1, 1972 |page=2B}}</ref><ref name=olympnotes>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19720201&id=YfcbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qFMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3083,158024|newspaper=Pittsburgh Press |agency=UPI |title=Olympic notes: Appeal on Schranz rejected |date=February 1, 1972|page=30 }}</ref> [[Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics|Alpine]] events were moved to Vail from the undeveloped [[Mount Sniktau]] (and [[Loveland Ski Area]]) east of [[Loveland Pass]], and the [[Nordic skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics|Nordic]] events moved from [[Evergreen, Colorado|Evergreen]] to [[Steamboat Springs, Colorado|Steamboat Springs]].<ref name=wcfgm/><ref name=olympnotes/> The original sites submitted in the 1970 bid satisfied a requirement of proximity to the Olympic Village (at the [[University of Denver]]).<ref name=olsnf>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1971/02/15/554303/olympian-snafu-at-sniktau |magazine=Sports Illustrated |title=Olympian snafu at Sniktau|last=Rapaport|first=Roger|date=February 15, 1971 |page=60}}</ref> In November 1972, Colorado voters rejected a [[1972 Denver Winter Olympics referendum|referendum]] to publicly fund the Winter Olympics,<ref name=wooutic>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aNFSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MH8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1930%2C1952173 |work=Deseret News |location=(Salt Lake City, Utah) |agency=UPI |title=Winter Olympics out in Colorado |date=November 8, 1972 |page=A4}}</ref><ref name=rejpriv>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KgpWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UuEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1893%2C2046827 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Voters reject 'privilege' |date=November 8, 1972 |page=1C}}</ref> and within three months the games were transferred to [[Innsbruck, Austria|Innsbruck]], Austria, which had recently hosted in&nbsp;[[1964 Winter Olympics|1964]].<ref name=igsxgm>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GaxfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tTIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2730%2C1104935 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |agency=Associated Press |title=Innsbruck gets '76 Games |date=February 5, 1973 |page=10}}</ref><ref name=ppibwo>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tFQqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=clMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=678%2C1794742 |work=Pittsburgh Press |agency=UPI |title=Innsbruck given Winter Olympics |date=February 5, 1973 |page=25}}</ref><!--<ref name=innmbe>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tToTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7vcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2807%2C4493322 |work=The Bulletin |location=(Bend, Oregon) |agency=UPI |title=Innsbruck gets Olympics - maybe |date=February 5, 1973 |page=10}}</ref>-->


Seibert led a partnership which bought [[Snowbasin|Snow Basin]], near [[Ogden, Utah]], in 1978,<ref name=vfbr>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rVZOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FfkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4647,1910610 |newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle|title=Vail founder buys resort|agency=Associated Press|date=October 21, 1978 |page=13}}</ref><ref name=sbhtl>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wkpTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XYMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7074,5561371 |newspaper=Deseret News|title=Snow Basin hopes Trapper's Loop will let cat out of bag|last=Knudson|first=Max B. |date=March 20, 1981|page=D11}}</ref> but ran into financial difficulty in 1984. The area was sold that October to [[Robert Holding|Earl Holding]], owner of [[Sun Valley, Idaho|Sun Valley]] in [[Idaho]].<ref name=svcbsb>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HTxTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5oIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5178,4233637 |newspaper=Deseret News|title=Sun Valley Co. buys Snow Basin resort|date=October 11, 1984 |page=2B }}</ref><ref name=snbshrd>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=87tNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WIMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6553,3622496|newspaper=Deseret News|last=Grass|first=Dan|title=Snowbasin is finally headed in right direction|date=January 24, 1985|page=D3}}</ref><ref name=snb911>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6C4jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FIQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5084,4245105|newspaper=Deseret News|last=Grass|first=Dan|title=Snowbasin|date=September 11, 1986|page=D3}}</ref> Snowbasin was the venue for the alpine speed events of the [[Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Winter Olympics]]. Pete's Bowl in Vail's [[Blue Sky Basin]], and the Pete's Express lift, was named for Seibert when the second phase of the expansion area opened in December 2000.<ref name="resorthistory"/>
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In seven years Vail grew to become the most popular ski resort in Colorado. Seibert hoped that Vail and (the future) [[Beaver Creek Resort|Beaver Creek]] would host the skiing portions of the [[1976 Winter Olympics]], which had been awarded to [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]] in 1970, but the voters of Colorado rejected funding for the Olympics in November 1972, and the games returned to [[Innsbruck, Austria|Innsbruck]], Austria, which had hosted the [[1964 Winter Olympics]].


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Seibert died at his home in nearby [[Edwards, Colorado|Edwards]] age 77 on July 15, 2002, following a nine-month battle with [[esophageal cancer]],<ref name="farewell">{{cite news |first=Veronica |last=Whitney |title=Seibert family says farewell |url=http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20020718/NEWS/207180101 |work=The Vail Daily News |date=2002-07-18 |access-date=2007-06-02}}</ref> and was buried in Vail Memorial Park. A&nbsp;small plaza, built in the 1970s, at the top of Bridge Street in Vail is named Seibert Circle in his honor.
"Pete's Bowl" in Vail's [[Blue Sky Basin]] was named for Seibert when the second phase of the expansion area opened in December 2000.<ref name="resorthistory"/>

Seibert died at age 77 on July 15, 2002, following a nine-month battle with [[esophageal cancer]].<ref name="farewell"/> A small plaza, built in the 1970s, at the top of Bridge Street in Vail is named Seibert Circle in his honor.


==Works==
==Works==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Portal|Biography}}
*[http://www.skiinghistory.org/newsseibert.htm Skiing History.org] – 2002 obituary
*[http://skiinghistory.org/lives/pete-seibert Skiing History.org] – 2002 obituary

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Pete Seibert
Born(1924-08-07)August 7, 1924
Sharon, Massachusetts, U.S
DiedJuly 15, 2002(2002-07-15) (aged 77)
Edwards, Colorado, U.S.
Allegiance United States
Service/branchUnited States Army seal United States Army
Commands held10th Mountain Division (United States) 10th Mountain Division
Battles/warsWorld War II
 • Battle of Riva Ridge
Spouse(s)Elizabeth (Betty)
Children3[1]

Peter Werner Seibert (August 7, 1924 – July 15, 2002)[2] was an American skier and the founder of Vail Ski Resort in Colorado.[3] He was inducted into the Colorado Ski (and Snowboard) Hall of Fame in 1980.[4]

A Massachusetts native, Seibert graduated from the New Hampton School in New Hampshire and served in the 10th Mountain Division of the U.S. Army during World War II, training as an elite ski trooper at Camp Hale in Colorado. Wounded in the leg by a mortar shell blast in the Battle of Riva Ridge in Italy in February 1945, he returned to the United States to begin recuperation. Like other ski soldiers who had trained at Camp Hale, Seibert returned to Colorado, where he became a ski patrolman at the Aspen Mountain. He qualified for the 1950 U.S. Ski Team, which hosted the 1950 World Championships at Aspen, although his injury prevented him from competing.

In 1957, Seibert and rancher Earl Eaton climbed Vail Mountain where, as trainees from Camp Hale (Earl did not train at Camp Hale but he did help build it), they had learned winter bivouacking, and decided to build "the most beautiful ski resort in the world". They raised funds from a group of Denver investors, bought a ranch at the base of Vail mountain and, to distract competitors, called it the "Trans Montane Rod and Gun Club".[5] The resort was built in 1962 at the base of Vail mountain, opening on December 15 with two chairlifts and one gondola; lift tickets were five dollars.[6]

In seven years, Vail grew to become the most popular ski resort in Colorado. Seibert hoped that Vail (and the future Beaver Creek) would host the skiing portions of the 1976 Winter Olympics, which had been awarded to Denver in 1970. In early 1972, the venues for the skiing events were changed to established areas west of the continental divide, approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in February.[7][8] Alpine events were moved to Vail from the undeveloped Mount Sniktau (and Loveland Ski Area) east of Loveland Pass, and the Nordic events moved from Evergreen to Steamboat Springs.[7][8] The original sites submitted in the 1970 bid satisfied a requirement of proximity to the Olympic Village (at the University of Denver).[9] In November 1972, Colorado voters rejected a referendum to publicly fund the Winter Olympics,[10][11] and within three months the games were transferred to Innsbruck, Austria, which had recently hosted in 1964.[12][13]

Seibert led a partnership which bought Snow Basin, near Ogden, Utah, in 1978,[14][15] but ran into financial difficulty in 1984. The area was sold that October to Earl Holding, owner of Sun Valley in Idaho.[16][17][18] Snowbasin was the venue for the alpine speed events of the 2002 Winter Olympics. Pete's Bowl in Vail's Blue Sky Basin, and the Pete's Express lift, was named for Seibert when the second phase of the expansion area opened in December 2000.[6]

Seibert died at his home in nearby Edwards age 77 on July 15, 2002, following a nine-month battle with esophageal cancer,[1] and was buried in Vail Memorial Park. A small plaza, built in the 1970s, at the top of Bridge Street in Vail is named Seibert Circle in his honor.

Works[edit]

  • Vail: Triumph of a Dream (2000)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Whitney, Veronica (2002-07-18). "Seibert family says farewell". The Vail Daily News. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
  2. ^ Martin, Douglas (28 July 2002). "Pete Seibert, Soldier Skier Who Built Vail, is Dead at 77". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Pennington, Bill (2006-03-10). "The Legacy of the Soldiers on Skis". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-06-02. The 10th Mountain Division connections are everywhere in American skiing, whether it's at Vail Mountain, founded by Sgt. Pete Seibert of the 10th Mountain Division, or in Vermont. . . .
  4. ^ "Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame – Peter W. Seibert". Coloradoskihalloffame.com. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
  5. ^ Hauserman, Richard; M. Scott Carpenter; John Love; Warren Miller (2000). The Inventors of Vail. Edwards, Colorado: Golden Peak. ISBN 0-9704438-0-3.
  6. ^ a b "History". Vailresorts.com. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
  7. ^ a b "Way cleared for '76 Games as Denver changes okayed". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 1, 1972. p. 2B.
  8. ^ a b "Olympic notes: Appeal on Schranz rejected". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. February 1, 1972. p. 30.
  9. ^ Rapaport, Roger (February 15, 1971). "Olympian snafu at Sniktau". Sports Illustrated. p. 60.
  10. ^ "Winter Olympics out in Colorado". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. November 8, 1972. p. A4.
  11. ^ "Voters reject 'privilege'". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 8, 1972. p. 1C.
  12. ^ "Innsbruck gets '76 Games". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. February 5, 1973. p. 10.
  13. ^ "Innsbruck given Winter Olympics". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. February 5, 1973. p. 25.
  14. ^ "Vail founder buys resort". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. October 21, 1978. p. 13.
  15. ^ Knudson, Max B. (March 20, 1981). "Snow Basin hopes Trapper's Loop will let cat out of bag". Deseret News. p. D11.
  16. ^ "Sun Valley Co. buys Snow Basin resort". Deseret News. October 11, 1984. p. 2B.
  17. ^ Grass, Dan (January 24, 1985). "Snowbasin is finally headed in right direction". Deseret News. p. D3.
  18. ^ Grass, Dan (September 11, 1986). "Snowbasin". Deseret News. p. D3.

External links[edit]

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