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Shane McConkey, 1969-2009

By Tim Mutrie

Thursday, March 26, 2009

THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2009: Decorated big mountain skier and BASE jumper Shane McConkey was killed earlier today in a ski-BASE accident in the Italian Dolomites. Shane McConkey Hometown: Olympic Valley, Cali. Family: Wife, Sherry; Daughter, Ayla Nickname: Cliff Huckstable, Pain McShlonkey, Saucerboy Sponsors: Red Bull, K2, Sessions, Nordica, Marker, Oakley, Squaw Valley USA Accolades:1996, 1998: IFSA World Tour of Freeskiing, World Champ1999: Winter X Games Skier X, 2nd2001: Sk ...

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