Shane McConkey
Name: Shane McConkeyNickname: Cliff Huckstable
Hometown: Aptos, CA
Current Residence: Squaw Valley, CA
DOB: December 30, 1969
Skis: K2 Pontoon
Boots: Nordica
Bindings: Marker Duke
Outerwear: Sessions
Goggles: Oakley
Sponsors: Red Bull, K2, Sessions, Nordica, Marker, Oakley, Squaw Valley USA
About Shane: Shane McConkey is a dangerous man. Whether on snow, or in the air, he regularly does things that make the average person scared in the pants to even think about. With a career that spans nearly two decades, a small sampling of his feats include winning the World Extreme Skiing Championship, being voted #1 in countless magazine polls, inventing a ski that redefined the sport, and skiing off a skyscraper with a parachute.
Shane has always been a fan of the James Bond movies and last season he had a wish fulfilled by reenacting the chase scene from "The Spy Who Loved Me" in the latest Matchstick Production release. "That was really fun, working with guns and explosives and skiing off cliffs," he says. Later in the season, McConkey incorporated a wing-suit into his ski-base jumps, ripping off his skis in order to begin flying the suit. He honed his skills last summer in Norway, learning to pilot his wing-suit close to mountain faces and cliff ledges.
This season Shane has big plans on how his ski-base stunts will evolve, but he's not letting the cat out of the bag just yet. Check in here regularly to see what antics he's up to.
Recently by Shane McConkey
Words cannot describe the sickness within this clip. You're just gonna have to watch it.
Aside from being one of the most innovative influences on the sport of big mountain skiing, we all know Shane McConkey like to spend a good chunk of his time jumping off stuff with a parachute on. The last few years, Shane's been messing with a wing suit and this helmet cam video of him racing through a canyon in Norway is pant-shatting gnarly. Way to go, Huck!
