VIDEO: โ€˜So Closeโ€™ Attempt at Eagleโ€™s Nest McConkeyโ€™s at Squaw Valley, CA

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After all the recent snow at Squaw, check out this โ€˜almostโ€™ attempt at McConkeyโ€™s, arguably Squawโ€™s most tech line with an exposed crux and mandatory air out, right next to the top of KT-22.

Originally known as Eagleโ€™s Nest, it is now forever known as McConkeyโ€™s, as a super cool tribute to the Squaw Valley legend.  McConkey called Eagleโ€™s Nest the perfect training ground for the backcountry big mountain stage.

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Steepest pitch in North America?

The High Line on Eagleโ€™s Nest McConkeyโ€™s was measured by Robb Gaffney in his book Squallywood as having a 68.5-degree pitch, one of the steepest in all of North America.


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  1. Probably would have popped out of it and ridden out skiing the right bindings. Should have thrown in a ball grab on that mini spread for extra gnar points.

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