Winter is here. The reality of the "dark days" takes hold. Chris & Jessi struggle for each meal and need a new strategy. Putting the village first, Charlie falls behind on his own preparations. It's time to find out if their gamble will pay off.

As the dark days descend, villagers scramble to make final preparations. Desperate for meat, the Morses come nose to nose with a bear. Stan makes a mad dash for his winter home on the Tozi.

Villagers face a new threat, as outsiders descend on sacred hunting grounds. Charlie and James track a moose and make a disturbing discovery. Stan races to find a new source of fresh water after a vital spring dries up.