Shane McConkey

Quick Facts

Full Name	Shane McConkey
Occupation	Skier
Date Of Birth	Dec 30, 1969(1969-12-30)
Age	55
Date Of Death	2009-03-26
Birthplace	Vancouver
Country	Canada
Birth City	British Columbia
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Shane McConkey Biography

Shane McConkey is one of the most popular and richest Skier who was born on December 30, 1969 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. BASE jumper and skier who was awarded Skier of the Year in 2001 at the ESPN Action Sport Awards.

In 2001, at the ESPN Action Sport Awards, At the 2001 ESPN Action Sport Awards, Sarah Burke earned the Female Skier of the Year Award. Sadly both he and Burke died doing what they loved at a young age. earned the Female Skier of the Year Award. Both Burke and Burke passed away in the pursuit of their passions the age of just.

2001: ESPN Action Sport Awards Skier of the Year, Red Bull Ultra Cross’s Big Air Comp – 1st and ranked #1 in Skiing Magazine’s Top 25 skiers in North America.

2002: Ranked #1 in Powder Magazine’s Reader Poll and invented a revolutionary powder ski: The Volant Spatula with reverse camber and reverse sidecut.

His birthplace was Vancouver, British Colombia. His father Jim is regarded as the father of extreme skiing.

Shane McConkey Net Worth

Shane McConkey is one of the richest Skier from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Shane McConkey 's net worth $500 Thousand. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He learned to ski in the Burke Mountain Academy in Vermont.

He tragically passed away at 39 years old when he was skiing on the Dolomite Mountains in Italy.

Shane McConkey (December 30, 1969 – March 26, 2009) was a professional skier and BASE jumper. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and eventually based himself in Squaw Valley, California, but due to an itinerant childhood he never identified with a single place and chose Boulder, Colorado, as the place he came from. It was from here that he started his professional skiing career after initially attending the University of Colorado Boulder before dropping out to pursue his dreams.

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Who is Shane McConkey Dating?

According to our records, Shane McConkey married to Sherry McConkey. As of December 1, 2023, Shane McConkey’s is not dating anyone.

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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 mounting bindings onto water skis for use in Alaska, then 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 his father, Jim McConkey, who was an early proponent of extreme skiing in the U.S. On April 2, 2011 Shane McConkey was inducted into the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of fame along with other Tahoe skiers, Daron Rahlves and Glen Plake.

Facts & Trivia

Shane Ranked on the list of most popular Skier. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Shane McConkey celebrates birthday on December 30 of every year.

Top Facts about Shane McConkey

1. Shane McConkey was born on December 30, 1969.
2. He died in a BASE jumping accident on March 26, 2009.
3. McConkey won numerous skiing and BASE jumping competitions.
4. He pioneered the sport of ski-BASE jumping.
5. McConkey appeared in several ski films and documentaries.
6. He was known for his humor and outgoing personality.
7. McConkey married professional skier Sherry McConkey in 2004.
8. He had a son named Ayla with Sherry in 2010.
9. The annual “McConkey Cup” ski race is held in his honor.
10. A documentary film about his life titled “McConkey” was released in 2013.