Legendary Skier Shane McConkey Would be 50 Today
He died 10 years ago in a ski-BASE accident
Shane McConkey, one of the best Canadian skiers ever, was born on Dec. 30, 1969, and died on March 26, 2009. He would have turned 50 today.
McConkey appeared in over 25 of ski films, won dozens of ski competitions and pushed the limit of extreme skiing. He was known for his ski-BASE jumping. He was the first to use reverse camber skis and introduced powder skis to the world.
On April 2, 2011, he inducted into the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of fame. He died during a ski-BASE accident that was caught on film and left behind a wife and young daughter.
Today would’ve been Shane McConkey’s 50th birthday. I can’t believe he’s been gone for more than a decade. His (blue) flame is still burning bright. #legend pic.twitter.com/RUsz0CEx6O
— Mike Douglas (@MikeDski) December 30, 2019
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