Longyearbyen on Svalbard, the northernmost town in the world, is a place like no other—a place where you aren't allowed to be born or die, where carrying a gun outside of town is mandatory, and where polar bears outnumber people.

Meet the quirky characters who've chosen to live in one of the most remote and extreme places on the planet, including a taxi driver who's a dead ringer for Santa, an American chef who bakes worm cookies, and a death-defying dogsled team.

Winter comes to Longyearbyen, meaning 24 hours of total darkness and extreme Arctic weather. Witness the aftermath of an unthinkable tragedy, when an avalanche claims the life of the local teacher and a young child during a brutal storm.