Shane McConkey (December 30, 1969 – March 26, 2009) was a professional skier. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and was based out of Squaw Valley, California. He won numerous awards and competitions. McConkey started as a competitive ski racer, but moved on to be featured in a long line of extreme skiing movies. McConkey was known for combining BASE jumping with skiing, as seen in such feats as skiing into a BASE jump off the Eiger. McC...
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Shane McConkey (December 30, 1969 – March 26, 2009) was a professional skier. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and was based out of Squaw Valley, California. He won numerous awards and competitions. McConkey started as a competitive ski racer, but moved on to be featured in a long line of extreme skiing movies. McConkey was known for combining BASE jumping with skiing, as seen in such feats as skiing into a BASE jump off the Eiger. McConkey went to Burke Mountain Academy. He was also known for his contributions to ski design, notably being the father of reverse sidecut and reverse camber skis (aka: skis with rocker), first with the Volant Spatula and, more recently, the K2 Pontoon ski design. McConkey's high-speed chairlift and ski area at Park City Mountain Resort are named after him.
2005: Nominated for Laureus World Sport Award - World Alternative Sportsperson Of The Year, ranked #1 in Powder Magazine's Reader Poll and won Powder Magazine’s Full Throttle Award
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