Finding the Skateboard Scene in Alaska's Largest City

A close community of skateboarders is growing in Anchorage, Alaska.

Finding the Skateboard Scene in Alaska's Largest City Indie Alaska

Premiered July 24, 2019
Finding the Skateboard Scene in Alaska's Largest City

With long winters and temperatures often dipping below freezing, most people might not consider Anchorage to be a location with a growing skateboarding community. But Garrett Swenson, a lifelong Alaskan and confident skateboarder, says the scene has been in Alaska for years and is even expanding. The extreme seasons and lack of venues have created a tight-knit skateboarding community.

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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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