Ski legend and Olympic Valley resident Shane McConkey, 39, died today in Italy where he was filming his latest movie.
March 26th, 2009SQUAW VALLEY USA — Ski legend and Olympic Valley resident Shane McConkey, 39, died today in Italy where he was filming his latest movie. The news shocked the ski community.
McConkey, who moved to Squaw from Colorado in 1994, had grown popular for his BASE jumping talents as well as his big-mountain film exploits, and had won several national and international skiing competitions, including the X Games and World Extreme Skiing Championships.
Friend Scott Gaffney had known McConkey for 15 years.
“I was pretty much floored,” Gaffney said. “Everyone is the same way. They’re floored. With what he does, you picture it happening at some point, and yet at the same time, you think it’s never going to happen. The bottom fell out today.
