Building Alaska

Three builders race to construct their homes in the remote wilderness before the inevitable return of winter ends their plans.

A massive eighteen-load helicopter drop to deliver equipment and supplies to build a two-story cabin on Bulchitna Lake; Derek handcrafts logs with a scriber; Tony forgets a crucial item back in town that sets him back over a thousand dollars.

Tony Malone's crew gets a visit from a bear; Lee Raymond faces challenges when working with family; the tragic story behind the heli-skiing industry.

Heavy rains shut down the work on Tony's log cabin getaway; a miscalculation at Lee's two-story house enrages the crew; Derek rewards his crew with a day of fishing on the Copper River basin.

Lee brings in a pinch hitter called the Ninja Framer to get a client's project back on schedule; Derek's crew struggles because of an infestation of mosquitoes; Tony discovers an expensive mistake that sends him back to the saw yard.

Lee's crew faces the dangerous task of balancing on a second story beam to get the work done; Tony happens upon a mysterious cabin; wicked winds threaten to derail work on the ski hut.

Lee's crew rushes to correct a framing miscalculation; Tony makes a dangerous call; transport of the ski hut begins.

Lee's crew must push through waves of mosquitos and fatigue to finish a deck; Tony and crew lift heavy pieces of their build without machinery.

Derek and his buddies are close to giving up on their dream of a cliffside ski hut; Lee loses one of his hardest workers at a crucial point; Tony takes a fishing break.

Rain saturates the site at Derek's cliffside build; Tony returns from another job to discover an injury has occurred; the crew faces some sketchy conditions on the Bulchitna Lake build.

Lee and his crew install a wood stove to dry out the drywall mud; Derek races to protect the cabin from bears; Tony makes it to the roofing stage of his Porcupine Creek build.

Lee rushes to finish the interior of the cabin before the lake freezes over; Tony's crew uncovers a serious miscalculation; Derek and his crew push through endless rainfall in a bid to complete the project.