Timber Titans

Heli-loggers are deep into their winter season on Vancouver Island; rain and fog threaten to strand two fallers on the hill; a crew races to get the wood out before the spring thaw turns the block road to mush.

As a crew races to prep logs for a new heavy lift helicopter, a substitute pilot is tested on postage-stamp sized helipads; another logging crew moves their 40-year-old yarder onto a new block, but a series of mechanical issues set them back.

A logging crew has only days to finish before the spring thaw destroys the road; another team is rushing to find enough salvage wood to keep their heavy-lift helicopter busy and affordable.

Summer is in full effect, and that means moving into the final phase of loading four million dollars worth of timber onto a giant floating barge; the clock is ticking for loggers as they continue to deal with their loader and a wildfire.

With the entire country experiencing the worst wildfire season in history, the Duz Cho Logging crew races to place a critical bridge on the block; after two months off, Freya Logging moves into their summer block under the threat of a shutdown.

Logging teams tackle steep ground and climb some of the tallest trees in the British Columbian wilderness; over 300 miles away, other loggers are rocked by an unexpected fall snowstorm that turns the block road into an ice track.