Deadly Winter

Nonfiction • TV-14 • Directed by: Tougher In Alaska • 45 minutes

Alaska's second largest city, Fairbanks, is infamous for its long, dark and bitterly cold winters. Situated in the center of the state, Fairbank's winter temperatures can plunge as low as -50 degrees F. On the shortest day of the year, the sun rises around 11:00 AM and sets around 2:45 PM. That's less than four hours of daylight. How does a major city stay up and running in such an extreme environment? Geo finds out when he spends a week in the Fairbanks metro area during a winter cold snap. He joins the North Star Volunteer Fire Department and finds out how the bitter cold, homemade houses and lots of wood stoves create a situation rife for disaster. He'll go on a hunt for a roaming band of wolves plaguing the city's pet population, and get a tough taste of daily life in Fairbanks.