[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.

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".

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.

[10] In November 1972, Colorado voters rejected a referendum to publicly fund the Winter Olympics,[11][12] and within three months the games were transferred to Innsbruck, Austria, which had recently hosted in 1964.

[7] 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.