Pitkin County authorities have interviewed a skier accused of pushing a snowboarder off a chairlift Sunday at Aspen Highlands but say he has not been charged with any crime.

“This case remains an open and active investigation and as such not all information regarding the incident will be made available,” the county sheriff’s office said in a Thursday news release.

Investigators assured the public, however, that there is no ongoing safety threat.

Seth Beckton’s story has gone viral since he posted on Facebook about being pushed from the ski area’s Loge Peak chairlift after he made a seemingly innocuous comment to the skier about a plethora of fresh snow.

Authorities have not released the name of the skier suspected in the now-infamous encounter. He was identified after investigators reviewed surveillance camera recordings at Aspen Highlands and through Beckton’s account.

The suspect is an Aspen-area resident, authorities said.

Beckton’s story became public after be posted about it on his Facebook page.

“I made this comment: ‘To get (chest) deep pow shots you just need to be on your edges,'” Beckton wrote.

“Luckily I fell 20-25 (feet) into a fluffy pile of snow,” he went on. “So thankful that I was not hurt.”

Beckton said he waited to report the incident until the end of his snowboarding day because he did not want to waste all of the fresh snow that had fallen overnight.

Many have raised doubts about Beckton’s story, but Aspen Skiing Company spokesman Jeff Hanle told The Aspen Times he knows Beckton personally and that he had no reason to doubt the snowboarder’s story.

“Off to a place without chairlifts cell phone service and minimal human contact,” Beckton, a photographer, posted on his Facebook page Thursday. “All in the name of adventure and snowboarding.”

Jesse Paul: 303-954-1733, jpaul@denverpost.com or @JesseAPaul