Dark Winter Nights: True Stories from Alaska

Jan Hanscomb is home alone when a huge, fuzzy intruder tries to break in and Linda Brandenberg shares a legendary family story of a prank that majorly backfires.

James Mennaker survives a flash flood, Richard Coleman gets to see what river ice looks like from below, and Mike Daku survives a plane crash.

James Mennaker’s family gets caught in a flash flood, Richard Coleman goes through the ice, and Michael Daku survives a plane crash.

Ryan and Val come across a moose that can stand on its hind legs and Randy Brown’s day gets weird when he suddenly finds himself wrestling with a bear by the tail.

Tom Bachert receives an extremely odd request from a mysterious stranger in the fog and Andrew George skates by some serious river trouble way out in the Alaskan Bush.

Tom Bachert receives an absolutely bizarre request from a stranger in the fog on a frigid night and Andrew George decides to take a few hundred salmon ice skating.

One woman tries to teach her mother a lesson and gets taught one herself and another woman follows her mom to Alaska to find her living a wild life unlike anything she could have imagined.

Alaskans try to get themselves out of trouble with some no-so-mad MacGuyver skills.

One man recounts running for his life from a bear as a child and another man is rescued from a bear in a very matter-of-fact way.

A woman talks about her religious upbringing and how moving to Alaska led her to question everything she had been taught.

One scientist finds himself unexpectedly naked with a prominent foreign scientist and another narrowly avoids a flood with a well timed pee break.

A woman drives a busload of tourists through a massive blizzard on the Haul Road and none of them are sure they’re going to make it.

Sarah Manriquez battles an epic blizzard on Alaska’s barren North Slope in a tiny tour bus full of wide-eyed visitors to Alaska.

One scientist takes on a polar bear and another falls asleep on the job with hilarious repercussions.

Host Rob Prince goes over to inspect the home of his recluse neighbor and discovers something that makes headlines across Alaska.