Much like the Hellbent, K2 really thought outside the box with the Pontoon skis. Designed by none other than Shane McConkey himself, the Pontoon really did look like a water ski. It was meant to float ...

“Shane became what he was in part because ... at by some in the industry as looking like a water ski. When McConkey switched over to K2 in 2004, “his first meeting here, he came up and brought ...

Shane McConkey, one of the modern skiing world ... who worked with McConkey in films and with sponsor, K2 Skis. “I’ve watched so many people have their entire ski experience be changed ...

From the many pairs of rockered skis that dangle from the chairs lifts, to the scores of 18- to 30-year-old Shane-idolizing dream chasers in Squaw Valley, McConkey impressions are everywhere.

Shane McConkey, who started ski racing as a child, eventually broke into and revolutionized the sport of freeskiing - which is essentially big mountain, powder freestyle skiing as a championship ...

VAIL, Colorado ” Legendary skier and former Vail, Colorado local Shane McConkey died Thursday in a ski accident in Italy. He was 39. McConkey was attempting a cliff jump in the Italian Dolomites in ...

Ski season is knocking on the door ... looking back at 50 years of icons—from Bill Kirschner to Spider Sabich to Doug Coombs to Seth Morrison to Shane McConkey to Sean Pettit—the only thing that looks ...

VAIL, Colo. ” Legendary skier and former Vail, Colo. resident Shane McConkey died Thursday in a ski accident in Italy. He was 39. McConkey was attempting a cliff jump in the Italian Dolomites in which ...

Watch below. The significance here is twofold. These skis were ridden by freeski legend Shane McConkey, but also, represent Shane's innovative approach to powder skiing and ski designs.

VAIL, Colo. ” Legendary skier and former Vail, Colo. resident Shane McConkey died Thursday in a ski accident in Italy. He was 39. McConkey was attempting a cliff jump in the Italian Dolomites in ...

Legendary skier Shane McConkey died Thursday after he skied off an enormous cliff in the Italian Dolomites and his parachute didn’t open. Details of exactly what went wrong were sketchy at press ...