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# I am a Volunteer Ski Bum
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/indie-alaska/episode/indie-alaska-i-am-volunteer-ski-bum/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:54:27.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T06:25:37.000Z
- Description: Volunteer-run ski area Arctic Valley provides Alaskans with grassroots skiing.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Indie Alaska, Season 1, Episode 6, #ZZZ_Episode_b3612401-8fc3-4825-92ab-a928ec2d77df, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_b067a74e-4d91-45e4-9d7b-ab093441ccaf, #v1.16

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.