Relentless Winter

S1 E5: As one of the most northerly international airports in the world, Ted Stevens is always braced for bad weather, but this season is breaking records. Weeks of relentless snowfall have pushed the airport and its crew to the brink, threatening safety on the runways and driving nearby vagrants inside the terminal for temporary warmth. Meanwhile, a small plane’s mission to deliver fuel to the annual Iron Dog Race becomes a life and death situation when vicious headwinds could ultimately force the pilot ditch in Alaska’s back country.