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Tricks of the Trade
Episode number: 1
Overview: Even the toughest Alaskans sometimes need a helping hand.
Changing of the Guard
Episode number: 2
Overview: Alaskans must complete their final tasks before the freeze, as winter approaches.
Dirty Work
Episode number: 3
Overview: Strenuous labor represents just a part of life for isolated Alaskans.
Arctic Harvest
Episode number: 4
Overview: At the onset of dark winter, the clock is ticking for Alaskans to brace for what lies ahead.
Home Again
Episode number: 5
Overview: To survive dark winter, Alaskans call on old traditions and learn new techniques.
The Great Unknown
Episode number: 6
Overview: With their futures uncertain, Alaskans must adapt to old and new surroundings to survive.
A Lesson Learned
Episode number: 7
Overview: Hard lessons must be learned to survive during the dark winter in the Arctic.
Into the storm
Episode number: 8
Overview: Sue must build new furniture from scratch. Ricko traps a dangerous foe. Jessie constructs a new workshop. The Hailstones journey through a treacherous storm.
Trail of Wolves
Episode number: 9
Overview: Alaskans take to the frozen trails to harvest much-needed resources for dark winter.
Trial by Fire
Episode number: 10
Overview: A lifelong dream is within reach in the Arctic, and only Mother Nature stands in the way.
Window of Opportunity
Episode number: 11
Overview: 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.
Winds of Change
Episode number: 12
Overview: The Hailstone family rushes to prepare camp for a possible storm; winds jeopardize Sue's camp and livelihood; as goose season opens, Ricko teaches his daughter to hunt; Glenn heads out to replenish his family's meat supply.
The Burning Man
Episode number: 13
Overview: Sue sharpens her survival skills; Jessie sets out for food and medicine; Glenn burns a manmade structure to the ground so that nature can reclaim its rightful place; the Hailstones embark on a traditional hunt for valued seal meat and oil.
Open Season
Episode number: 14
Overview: The everyday struggles of living in the Alaskan wilderness where one wrong decision could be deadly.
The Great Changeover
Episode number: 15
Overview: Sue rips out her old kitchen to build a new one; the Hailstones go picking for vegetables; Ricko goes fishing with his kids; Jessie goes beaver hunting.
The Nightmare
Episode number: 16
Overview: Alaskans make the transition into the Arctic summer; the Hailstone family contends with a natural obstacle; Jessie harvests food; Sue hustles to protect Kavik before clients arrive; Ricko and his children face a deadly threat.
Treading Water
Episode number: 17
Overview: Sue deals with a flooded runway; the Hailstones patch their fishing net before the run of fish occurs in Kiwalik; Ricko and his children head out to secure camp food; Jessie builds a new raft to haul firewood throughout the summer season.
Highways of the Arctic
Episode number: 18
Overview: In Alaska, summer is spent preparing for what lies ahead; the Hailstones spend a night on the water; Sue Aikens battles river currents to source coal; Ricko DeWilde secures food with nets made by his late mother; Jessie Holmes gathers firewood.
Back in the Saddle
Episode number: 19
Overview: With the summer ending, Alaskans must overcome exhaustion, injury and failure; after seeking medical aid, Andy returns home to pick up the pieces; Jessie harvests salmon; Sue searches for winter food; the Hailstones gather key resources.
Race Against Time
Episode number: 20
Overview: As summer wanes, Alaskans race against Father Time to harvest nature's bounty.
No One Fights Alone
Episode number: 21
Overview: Alaskans scramble to secure provisions before winter; Andy Bassich must secure clean water to grow vital crops; Sue Aikens stalks a herd of caribou; Jessie Holmes returns to a familiar area to hunt a dangerous predator.
Cost of Winter
Episode number: 22
Overview: At the edge of the warm season, Alaskans prepare to pay winter's cost; Ricko DeWilde heads out on a proxy moose hunt to aid a village elder; Sue Aikens builds an arctic entryway; Jessie Holmes works to finish his dream cabin before conditions worsen.