Alaskans attempt to survive and thrive while struggling with unpredictable winter weather. Jessie Holmes prepares for the Iditarod by doing some home demolition. Sue Aikens braves freezing conditions to make a bed with resources from her new land. Ricko DeWilde camps at a nearby hot springs to trap a wolverine for a traditional Athabaskan memorial. And the Hailstones run into a severe blizzard on a trek to their hunting grounds in Kiwalik.