• Air date: 07 Apr '16 15 episodes
      Viewers go deep into an Alaskan winter to meet six tough and resilient residents as they try to stay one step ahead of storms and man-eating beasts to make it through to spring. The closest neighbor to Sue Aikens is more than 300 miles away. Eric Salitan subsists solely on what he hunts and forages. Chip and Agnes Hailstone catch fish for currency in bartering for supplies, and Andy and Kate Bassich use their pack of sled dogs for transportation.
  • List of Episodes (15)
    • 1. On the Edge

      07 Apr '16
      Sue readies her camp for the coming winter. Glenn makes his move from Fairbanks to Chandalar. Jessie revamps his entire dog lot. The Hailstones begin work on a mobile home.
    • 2. Pride and Power

      14 Apr '16
      Sue waits on a fuel delivery. Glenn goes on a moose hunt. Jessie revamps his dog lot. The Hailstones begin to build a mobile home.
    • 3. Falling Apart

      21 Apr '16
      Sue makes needed repairs around camp. Jessie collects fish from his fish wheel. Glenn works to haul a moose back to camp. Chip processes and trades pieces of a caribou.
    • 4. Deadly Tracks

      28 Apr '16
      With the freeze under way, Alaskans scramble to secure their livelihoods. Sue Aikens returns to find a dangerous predator lurking just outside of camp.
    • 5. Breaking Through

      05 May '16
      The Arctic’s late freeze presents unique challenges for Alaskans as they attempt to gather food and resources for survival.
    • 6. Shakedown

      12 May '16
      Repairs, hunting and errands are all on the to-do list as five Alaskans struggle to get through the everyday grind as a long, dark winter looms ahead.
    • 7. Ghosts of Winter

      19 May '16
      The looming arrival of dark winter forces Alaskans to tackle various obstacles to ensure a prosperous season.
    • 8. No Boundaries

      26 May '16
      In the dead of winter, Alaskans travel into the mountains and across frozen rivers and tundra to obtain resources for survival.
    • 9. Trapped and Hunted

      02 Jun '16
      Though not easy tasks, trapping and hunting are essential activities for Alaskans to get crucial food and fur to survive dark winter.
    • 10. Winter Kill

      09 Jun '16
      Alaskans pursue scarce resources in anticipation of the coming spring and face some unexpected surprises.
    • 11. Sue Aikens

      09 Jun '16
      Sue Aikens has chosen to carve out a life of perilous isolation in the remote artic tundra, overcoming constant challenges to thrive at Kavik River Camp, a remote refueling station on the North Slope of Alaska. Sue reveals her journey to Kavik, starting from a rough childhood and tracing through three marriages and numerous ups and downs, and she shares what it is that draws her to a life of solitude.
    • 12. Loaded

      16 Jun '16
      At the end of a brutal winter, and on the cusp of spring, Alaskans encounter unexpected roadblocks in their struggle for survival.
    • 13. The Hailstones

      16 Jun '16
      Chip and Agnes Hailstone struggle to live in the Artic and survive as a family, while passing along the importance of their heritage and native traditions to their children. Chip and Agnes discuss their background and experiences, sharing the struggles they have had living a semi-nomadic subsistence lifestyle while hunting, fishing and gathering to survive in the harsh conditions of Northwest Alaska.
    • 14. Glenn Villeneuve

      23 Jun '16
      Glenn Villeneuve's life above the Arctic Circle is chronicled.
    • 15. No Shortcuts

      23 Jun '16
      The winter comes to a close but the Alaskans are still struggling with their seasonal duties.