Jackie's team hears propane leaking somewhere in their cabin; melting trails make the delivery of cabinets and appliances dangerous at the Owens' build site; a chimney installation does not go as planned for the Hills team.

Gotta Be Efficient

The Most Amazing View

Have Saw, Will Cut

Three new teams begin their projects; Matt and Amy Hill realize building in snow is complicated; Mike and Dan Owens mill the lumber needed for their build; Jackie Keizer hires a team that struggles to bring out an excavator to dig her foundation.

A New World of Challenges

At Jackie's slippery build site, rain and mud hinder the team at every step; the Hills are forced to dig their supplies out of three feet of snow; the Owen family works to overcome missing pieces of their log walls.

Snowball Effect

The Hills race to finish installing their floor which leads to an on-site injury; Jackie and her team run into problems when their build materials start to fall apart; the Owens struggle to install flooring before being buried by a snowstorm.

Family Is a Good Thing

The Hills work on their first-floor framing, but work slows to a stop when their tools begin to freeze; the Owens work on installing the second-story gables; Jackie and her team work to finish the cabin's roof structure.

This Is the Sketchy Part

The Owens work to finish the roof, but multiple falling objects and whiteout conditions make the job perilous; Jackie and her team struggle lifting the 250-pound stove from the bay up to the cabin; the Hills find their materials buried under snow.

This Was a Rough One

Jackie's team delivers French doors only to find the frame fits incorrectly during installation; a snow machine delivery runs into problems on the melted trail at the Hills' build site; Kyle slips and falls while the Owens team is installing windows.

The teams continue to struggle as their build seasons come to a close; Jackie's team hurries to finish the interior; the Owens team is at risk of not finishing their client's cabin on time; the Hills brave one more journey to their build site.

What does it take to build a house totally off the grid in some of the most unforgiving terrain on the planet? We follow a cast of characters who set out to construct three incredible cabins in the obscure Alaskan wilderness. With no roads and no building supply centers, they’ll have to get creative in a new season of Building Alaska.

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