Shane McConkey Facts

- Shane McConkey Dead in ski-BASE Accident
- Check out a Lat34.com interview with Shane from 2007

• Sport: Ski
• Birthday: 30th December, 1969
• Hometown: Squaw Valley, CA
• Sponsors: Oakley, Red Bull, K2, Sessions clothing, Dalbello ski boots and Marker bindings.
• Number of Years Skiing: Skiing 33 and base jumping 8.
• Number of Years as a Pro: Skiing 10 and base 5.
• If he wasn’t a pro, Shane would be: Lost
• If he wasn’t a pro and could be another famous person, Shane would be: Why the hell would I want to be someone else? Plus being famous would totally suck. You would never have any privacy. You couldn’t go into public without people bugging you and wanting some of your time. How about infamous? If so I would choose D.B. Cooper. Back in 1971 he hijacked a 727 extorted $200,000 from the FBI when the plane landed in Seattle and then took off again and bailed out of the plane never to be seen or heard from again. Totally stuck it.
• What is more important than skiing? My about to be born 1st child, My wife and my dogs.
• Can’t live without item? Herdez salsa casera, Sushi, coastal power, parachutes and helicopters
• Party animal or mellow TV on the couch? TV on the couch for sure. We now have Netflix. Awesome idea!
• Favorite Bands? The Back Street Boys, my favorite color is red, and I wanna be a fireman when I grow up.
• Favorite movie? Comedy
• Favorite book? Fiction
• Favorite shows? The Daily Show, South Park and Chapelle Show.
• Favorite beverage? Red Bull n Vodka