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# How An Accident Turned This Skier Into A Force For Good
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/indie-alaska/episode/how-an-accident-turned-this-skier-into-a-force-for-good-fcpfro/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:54:43.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T06:33:51.000Z
- Description: After an accident in 2010, lifelong skier, Ira Edwards was forced to reevaluate his life.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Indie Alaska, Season 12, Episode 1, #ZZZ_Episode_2226fa96-f402-412a-98f9-bab5288db994, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_b067a74e-4d91-45e4-9d7b-ab093441ccaf, #v1.16

As a lifelong skier, Ira Edwards had early access to some of the most world-class ski terrain in the world in his backyard in Palmer, Alaska. After a devastating fluke accident in 2010, Ira was eventually able to return to skiing but found his life purpose shifting to philanthropy and fundraising for others.