The men endure the dark days; the residents team up to keep a pack of wolves at bay; the family must choose a team leader; Joey honors his grandmother.

Charlie pursues the wolf pack leader; Joey turns to his father for help after the warm winter; Nations thinks the team has the wrong leader.

Stan has the dangerous task of building an ice road across the Yukon River. Joe & Bob take their chances to embark on a perilous caribou hunt. Charlie confronts Nations about his trapline neglect. Pat & Courtney are faced with an alarming discovery.