Shane's background is ski racing and moguls. He applied
those skills to freeskiing, then to extreme skiing.
Shane McConkey is the uncrowned king of back somersaults.
He made a HUGE fully extended back somersault in the movie "Walls of
Freedom". Definitely Worth seeing.
He won the South American Extremes in '94 and '95, the US
Nationals in '95, the European Championship in '96, and he earned the overall
World Extreme Champion title for '96
Shane feels that freeskiing is perfect for him because
"I'm addicted to adrenaline, it's more powerful than
drugs." When not skiing Shane enjoys kayaking and skydiving
His ideal day-
20,000 vertical feet of ripping
powder on fat skis in Alaska.
