Dave Nessia

Ten new survivalists have a chance to win $500,000 by enduring the coldest location the series has visited: the Arctic; participants grapple with a harsh storm out of the gate.

The participants' survival is threatened by new factors; one contestant must fend off a huge predator; another risks losing shelter in a horrible accident; another struggles with being totally alone.

The survivalists get serious about hunting before the wildlife starts to disappear for the winter; one participant has a chance to make history by taking down big game, while another is set back by a nasty puncture wound.

While most of the participants pursue smaller, more consistent food sources, one survivalist finally has the chance to take down big game; he soon finds himself attracting unwanted attention from predators.

The remaining survivalists start seeing their hard work pay off as they procure food, but as the days mount and the isolation continues, contestants start to notice the physical and mental toll of surviving arctic.

As winter closes in, the participants are threatened by predators looking to steal their precious food stores; as the survivalists rethink their strategies, one makes a stand by confronting the Arctic's most ferocious creature.