Volunteer-run ski area Arctic Valley provides Alaskans with grassroots skiing.

I am a Volunteer Ski Bum Indie Alaska

Premiered June 01, 2013
I am a Volunteer Ski Bum

Arctic Valley has been providing Alaskans with grassroots skiing since the 1940s. Sitting next to an old military missile site, the ski area relies almost entirely on its volunteers to stay alive.

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Indie Alaska

INDIE ALASKA is an original video series produced by Alaska Public Media in partnership with PBS Digital Studios. The weekly videos will capture the diverse and colorful lifestyles of everyday Alaskans at work and at play. Together, these videos will present a fresh and authentic look at living in Alaska. Music by Starship Amazing.

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