Scott and Shane were best friends.
They pushed each other, they coached each other, and they made each other laugh.
Their relationship was one of the best things to ever happen to the ski industry.
What they were able to create is something that we’ll never lose.
Shane and Scott’s work will always be here for us to study, admire, and laugh at.
This interview was filmed during the creation of the McConkey Movie in 2013.
Thanks guys.
Recognized as one of North America’s top 50 skiers at the turn of the millennium, Scott Gaffney is best known for his independent filmmaking and decade-long role at Matchstick Productions as codirector and editor. Gaffney lives in Lake Tahoe, where he was Shane McConkey’s roommate as they built their careers and a lifelong friendship. “We had a really unique relationship because not only were we best friends and roommates, but Shane’s place as an elite athlete and mine as a filmmaker allowed both of our careers to blossom,” Gaffney says. “To be able to share that path with your best friend was a special thing.” – Red Bull
the day after Shane passed I was hiking Palisades and and air force fighter pilot flew over the ‘Sades and did a barrel roll to honor Shane. you could feel the wind he was so close. Shane in the wind.
GNARly
We’re lucky these guys ended up together
Da boys
These guys just make the rest of us look boring.