The History of Saucerboy, Shane McConkey’s “Drunk, Awesome Twin” In Alaska in 1997, Shane blew his ACL while filming. He didn’t have much to do for the rest of the trip, so he invented Saucerboy. It wasn’t a bad plan because Shane might not have been in the movie skiing much, but he was in the movie being Saucerboy. Saucerboy was essentially Shane’s way of taking the piss out of skiers and riders in the industry who take themselves too seriously. “He was a metaphor for every pro skier and snowboarder in the industry.” – Murray Wais Saucerboy was Shane’s “Drunk, Awesome Twin.” […] SnowBrains | August 23, 2013 3 Comments
Learn About Sherry McConkey: The Woman Who Stole Shane McConkey’s Heart Red Bull & MSP continue to release short videos giving us more insight into Shane McConkey’s life. The idea is to get us even more fired up for the McConkey Movie than we already are and it’s working. We’re all very curious to learn about who Shane was and what exactly made him tick. It’s beginning to become obvious that this […] SnowBrains | August 14, 2013 1 Comment
McConkey Movie Tour Dates Announced | 1st Stop = Squaw Valley, CA The McConkey movie tour schedule has finally been announced. This will be a movie well worth going to see on the big screen. There’s never been anyone like Shane in skiing and there may never be another chance to see his movie on the big screen. The first stop will be at Squaw Valley and it’s going to be rowdy. […] SnowBrains | August 14, 2013 3 Comments
Shane McConkey & JT Holmes Causing Hell | VIDEO “I just sorta, like, do it. I dunno know, I’m just so good that, I just, like, do it, and I don’t have to think about it.” – Shane McConkey Red Bull has released another mini video to help build anticipation for the McConkey Movie and it’s pretty fun. It’s always fun to see how lightly Shane took life and how […] SnowBrains | August 5, 2013 3 Comments
A Candid Look at Shane McConkey & His Life 1 Week Before He Passed Away | “Shane & the McConkeys” “People keep telling me to put him [shane’s dog] on a leash. What? I’ll put you on a leash.” – Shane McConkey “Jim Shane, the guy who started the Goldminers Daughter at the base of Alta. That’s who I’m named after, Jim Shane. James Shane, that’s my name.” – Shane McConkey I don’t get star struck easily, but seeing […] Miles Clark | May 14, 2013 4 Comments
Interviews with Scott Gaffney, JT Holmes, & McConkey Movie Director + Highlights | Tribeca Film Festival Red Carpet “This is a film much more about being happy and finding a way to find what makes you happy & pursue that than it is about athletic achievement.” – Rob Bruce, director of “McConkey” This latest installment McConkey movie media is the strongest. Hearing interviews from the creators on the red carpet has punch. You can see how much this […] Miles Clark | May 6, 2013 1 Comment
Latest McConkey Movie Review Calls it a “Masterpiece” & Gives it 10 out of 10 As you can tell, we’re getting fired up for the McConkey movie. Other have seen it, we want to know what they know. Now that the reviews are out, we’d like to say congratulations to Scott Gaffney for putting this movie together. The lastest McConkey movie review is calling the movie a “masterpiece” and gave the movie 10 out […] SnowBrains | April 23, 2013 2 Comments
Shane McConkey Tribute Backflip Off High Camp Building at Squaw Valley A tribute backflip off the High Camp building at Squaw. A tribute to Shane McConkey who loved flipping off this building. SnowBrains | April 23, 2013 0 Comments
