Alaskans must complete their final tasks before the freeze, as winter approaches.

Strenuous labor represents just a part of life for isolated Alaskans.

At the onset of dark winter, the clock is ticking for Alaskans to brace for what lies ahead.

To survive dark winter, Alaskans call on old traditions and learn new techniques.

With their futures uncertain, Alaskans must adapt to old and new surroundings to survive.

Hard lessons must be learned to survive during the dark winter in the Arctic.

Sue must build new furniture from scratch. Ricko traps a dangerous foe. Jessie constructs a new workshop. The Hailstones journey through a treacherous storm.

Alaskans take to the frozen trails to harvest much-needed resources for dark winter.

A lifelong dream is within reach in the Arctic, and only Mother Nature stands in the way.

Sue settles back into life at Kavik; Ricko replaces the cabin stove; Jessie struggles to free his four-wheeler from the frozen mud; Chip and Agnes hunt an apex predator.