Life Below Zero — Season 12
With a seasonal shift spreading across the Arctic, wicked conditions force Alaska residents to plan for the worst or risk losing everything.
About this season
With a seasonal shift spreading across the Arctic, wicked conditions force Alaska residents to plan for the worst or risk losing everything.
Episodes (11)
1. Winds of Change
Aired 11 December 2018 • 60 min
The Hailstone family rushes to prepare camp for a possible storm; winds jeopardize Sue's camp and livelihood; as goose season opens, Ricko teaches his daughter to hunt; Glenn heads out to replenish his family's meat supply.
2. The Burning Man
Aired 18 December 2018 • 60 min
Sue sharpens her survival skills; Jessie sets out for food and medicine; Glenn burns a manmade structure to the ground so that nature can reclaim its rightful place; the Hailstones embark on a traditional hunt for valued seal meat and oil.
3. Open Season
Aired 1 January 2019 • 60 min
The everyday struggles of living in the Alaskan wilderness where one wrong decision could be deadly.
4. The Great Changeover
Aired 1 January 2019 • 60 min
Sue rips out her old kitchen to build a new one; the Hailstones go picking for vegetables; Ricko goes fishing with his kids; Jessie goes beaver hunting.
5. The Nightmare
Aired 8 January 2019 • 60 min
Alaskans make the transition into the Arctic summer; the Hailstone family contends with a natural obstacle; Jessie harvests food; Sue hustles to protect Kavik before clients arrive; Ricko and his children face a deadly threat.
6. Treading Water
Aired 15 January 2019 • 60 min
Sue deals with a flooded runway; the Hailstones patch their fishing net before the run of fish occurs in Kiwalik; Ricko and his children head out to secure camp food; Jessie builds a new raft to haul firewood throughout the summer season.
7. Highways of the Arctic
Aired 22 January 2019 • 60 min
In Alaska, summer is spent preparing for what lies ahead; the Hailstones spend a night on the water; Sue Aikens battles river currents to source coal; Ricko DeWilde secures food with nets made by his late mother; Jessie Holmes gathers firewood.
8. Back in the Saddle
Aired 29 January 2019 • 60 min
With the summer ending, Alaskans must overcome exhaustion, injury and failure; after seeking medical aid, Andy returns home to pick up the pieces; Jessie harvests salmon; Sue searches for winter food; the Hailstones gather key resources.
9. Race Against Time
Aired 5 February 2019 • 60 min
As summer wanes, Alaskans race against Father Time to harvest nature's bounty.
10. No One Fights Alone
Aired 12 February 2019 • 60 min
Alaskans scramble to secure provisions before winter; Andy Bassich must secure clean water to grow vital crops; Sue Aikens stalks a herd of caribou; Jessie Holmes returns to a familiar area to hunt a dangerous predator.
11. Cost of Winter
Aired 19 February 2019 • 60 min
At the edge of the warm season, Alaskans prepare to pay winter's cost; Ricko DeWilde heads out on a proxy moose hunt to aid a village elder; Sue Aikens builds an arctic entryway; Jessie Holmes works to finish his dream cabin before conditions worsen.