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There's nothing made up about
these ice roads.

It's one of the most dangerous
jobs in the world.

I've had a lot of friends
and relatives die

because of this ice road stuff.

It's really life and death
out here.

But when you live,
you have a good story.

It is dangerous.
There's not a doubt about it.

But that's the excitement,
you know?

Puts the shiver up your spine,
that shot of adrenaline.

You know what?

That's the adventure
that I'm looking for.

NARRATOR:
In the remote frozen frontier
of northern Canada...

These roads aren't a joke.

They're the baddest [Bleep]
ice roads of North America.

The toughest job in the world--

[Honking horn]

--just got tougher.

NEWSCASTER:
It's a record breaking cold
they have a name for:

the polar vortex.

Polar vortex--

Polar vortex--

NEWSCASTER #2:
Sub-zero, bone chilling,
wind-whipping cold.

NEWSCASTER #3:
All these brutal temperatures
definitely taking their toll.

A polar vortex,

a cyclone of frigid air
from the north pole,

slams into North America,

bringing the worst winter
in a century,

and wreaking havoc
on the ice roads.

Look it. There's snow.

Towering snow.

Plowing fresh snow!

Blinding white-outs.

It's snowing like a
son-of-a-bitch outside.

The visibility is
absolutely zero.

I can't see in any direction.

And arctic conditions.

I don't quite know
where the ditches are.

Push drivers to their physical
and emotional breaking points.

All you guys do is come in here
and give us [Bleep].

We weren't even [Bleep] moving!

Into the element.

We just hit 'er hard,
and suffer the consequences.

They push farther than ever.

This is the kind of place
city-slickers only dream of...

in their nightmares!

Over the least travelled

and longest winter road
in the world,

stretching nearly 500 miles.

The Guinness Book
of World Records

for the longest winter road.

This season,

the ice road truckers go

where they've
never gone before.

♪

The winter roads have just
opened for business.

And in Winnipeg...

the multi-million dollar
haul war between Polar

and VP Express is on.

When we started this company,
it was basically on whim,

and we were pissed off at the
guy down the road there.

And we vowed to each other

that we were gonna get
everything we could get,

and he's not gonna get anything.

Those guys basically took every
single one of my customers,

contacted them and said, "Hey,
I'll just undercut Polar's price

and I'll try and
get the freight."

So they're still
riding my coattails.

After running neck and neck
last season,

both companies are back, and
they're amping up their game.

This year, we're running
16 rigs out of here,

which is basically double
what we had last year.

VP Express owner,
Hugh Rowland,

is setting his sights high.

Basically, we wanna become

one of the biggest ice road
companies in North America,

and which we will be.

But Polar boss Mark Kohaykewych has a bold new battle plan

to fight back.

We wanna reach the most remote
regions of Canada this year.

We wanna go to places
we haven't been before,

no matter how remote, or how
crazy of a destination it is.

And Mark's counting on two
tested field generals

to lead the charge
into the unknown.

First ice crossing.

First one of the season.

First one of the season.

Lisa Kelly and Darrell Ward
are reenlisting with Polar,

wasting no time getting freight across the ice.

If I go through the ice,
don't-- don't--

You don't want me to come
try to rescue you with my truck?

Well... throw me an anchor.

[Laughing]

This season,
the Montana legend

is looking to maintain his
status as Polar's top dog.

I came up here last year as my
first year with Polar

and by the time the season
was over last year,

I was their go-to guy.

When they needed something done

that they didn't think anybody
else could handle,

they'd call me.

Lisa's proving
her team loyalty.

Hugh offered me a job last year,

and quite honestly, I just
wanted to hear him say it.

After rejecting a higher offer
from Hugh.

[Laughing]

Hello? Oh, yeah, no...

I don't think I'm gonna come
work for you this year.

No, I know, calm down.
It's okay.

But, yeah, I'm gonna have to
turn you down on that.

LISA:
Let's roll, baby!

Hauling construction supplies

to the remote village
of Garden Hill,

the convoy is attempting the
first crossing of the season.

Whoa...

Sign right here on the left
says "thin ice."

DARRELL:
I wish they wouldn't put those
"thin ice" signs out here.

Isn't that just kind of a given?

Yeah, no [Bleep], right?

NARRATOR:
This early, the fragile ice
has just formed.

As a big rig moves across,

the ice bends
under the heavy weight,

creating a pressure wave

that can grow strong enough
to burst through.

All right, I'm gonna head across
this ice crossing.

I don't know how thick
the ice is.

All right, here I come.

DARRELL:
I think you're quite a bit
heavier than I am,

so I'll keep an eye on you.

NARRATOR:
Lisa crawls forward.

Now, twice as much weight
pressures the ice.

It's always weird to be
driving across the ice

and you look over and you
see a boat next to you.

Hi, boat.

DARRELL:
I can hear it cracking.

I got my trusty screwdriver,
my ice pick.

I figure if my truck
goes through,

I can jump, and stab in and--

Oh, look at that big crack.

Look at that big crack!

All right, I made her across,
Lisa.

I'm gonna sit right here and
make sure you make it.

We made it.

I guess we'll
roll outta here, huh?

That's a big 10-4, there.

We're alive. Let's go get
some fuel and breakfast.

That's right.

Well, one crossing down.

As Darrell and Lisa
try to deliver

before the polar vortex
unleashes its fury,

another driver is gearing up

for the fight
on the winter roads.

TODD:
The biggest reason I'm coming
back up here

on the ice roads again,
is 'cause I'm an aggressive guy.

I'm a very competitive guy.

Whether it's right or wrong to
be competitive,

I like being competitive.

I wanna be the #1 dog
truck driver.

You know, I worked for
Hugh and Vlad last year.

In Hugh's eyes, you will
always be [Bleep] #2.

Todd Dewey's back.

But this season,
he's ditched VP

and hitched a new ride
with Polar.

Mark's offered me
good money this year.

He's offered me actually
better money.

So... why not?

And Mark sent Todd
on a special mission.

500 miles north, to the end
of the winter roads,

with a grader that will be used to plow a new road,

even deeper into
the wilderness.

This is it, buddy!

I found my first
great, big ice crossing.

The ice crossing at Split Lake
has just opened.

If the ice breaks...

it's a 100-foot plummet
to the bottom.

And Todd'll be the first driver attempting to cross it.

Little nervous, you know,

but at the same time,
that's part of the job.

This is an adventure. This is
what the ice road is all about.

Carrying a 35-ton grader,

Todd barely slides
under the weight limit.

If you go through
the ice up here,

there ain't no going home,

because you ain't gonna get out,

and that's a scary
frickin' thought.

[Ice cracking]

You get so many emotions and
everything that floods you

when you stare at that ice.

You don't even know how long
you're sitting there,

starting at it, thinking,
"All right, let's do this."

And then you actually
slide it into gear.

Got your brakes released.

And then you find yourself
still sitting there, hesitating,

'cause your mind is so flooded
with everything.

I got a wife, kids.

I wanna go home
at the end of the year.

Show on the road.

Listen, it takes a lot
to get me [Bleep] nervous.

And I'm nervous.

Oh, don't shake around.

Don't shake around.
Don't shake around.

Oh... it throws the weight more
and more when you do that.

[Bleep]!

Listen, I know you like to ask
me questions

while I'm doing this,

but if I go through,
you're going with me,

and we're both [Bleep] dead.

You're going down with the truck
and you ain't coming back.

You're done.
You're life's over.

NARRATOR:
On Manitoba's
remote Split Lake...

Don't shake around. Don't shake
around. Don't shake around.

Oh, it throws the weight more
and more when you do that.

[Bleep]!

Todd Dewey's pushing his luck,

hauling a massive 35-ton grader over freshly frozen ice.

Listen, I know you like to ask
me questions

while I'm doing this,

but if I go through,
you're going with me,

and we're both [Bleep] dead.

You're going down with the truck
and you ain't coming back.

You're done.
You're life's over.

Come on, just get across
the [Bleep] ice.

[Ice cracking]

Oh, for goodness sakes.

Dude, I can see
the end of the road.

We're getting close to the end.

It can't come soon enough.

Hold on.

Come on, girl.

You know, I'm running
a little bit behind schedule.

I'm not sure how far
I still have to go.

This was kind of
untravelled road,

but that's the way it goes.

You don't know what's
gonna come your way.

You know, it's just
part of the job.

Back at Polar Headquarters...

Another road warrior is
preparing for battle.

I'm very, very revengeful,

like, awful re-- to the point
where it's almost over the top.

And he's looking
to burn the company

that fired him last year.

You like little notes?
I got a little note for you.

You guys go [Bleep] yourselves.
There's your little note.

See you round, bud.
Take care.

You know, people say you gotta
forget it,

you gotta forget it, you gotta
forget it, you gotta forget it,

and I say, "No, no, no.
I don't forget."

And they say,
"Oh, it's eating you up.

Oh, boy, it's like acid
eating your brain out."

Well, no, no, no. It doesn't
work like that with me.

I just take the acid and I put
it in a little box,

and I set it over here in the
back of my mind,

and the first [Bleep]
chancehat I get,

you're getting that
right in the face.

It's awful, eh?

[Laughing]

What are we gonna do this year?

Are we gonna start Art Burke off
on the right team,

or are we gonna go test
the waters over there?

I already tested the other team.

I didn't even look in that
direction

when I went by this morning.

After delivering the winning
load for them last season,

Art Burke's reenlisting
with Team Polar.

I enjoyed the last,
when I was here--

the last part
of the season, right?

I'd like to do
a whole season here.

Absolutely. You know what,
I gotta have you back.

You brought in the tie-breaker
load. I gotta have you back.

That's right, too, eh?

That's right, so let's
get you to work.

He came through for us.

It's the least I could do is get
him back here for a full season

and show him the right way
things are done

here in Manitoba.

Like Darrell and Lisa,

Art's hauling a load of
construction supplies

over the treacherous route
to Garden Hill.

Okay, boys and girls.

We're finally ready to go here.

We're happy.

But with a late start,

he'll have to hustle
to make up time.

Gonna make our debut.

That was [Bleep] place I ever
worked in my [Bleep] life.

And I mean that from
the bottom of my heart.

Oh, well.

Life goes on, eh?

Way better off now.

While one driver's looking to
make a clean start...

...another is
shaking things up.

I've spoken to Hugh a number of
times, since the last season.

And, you know,
he expressed an interest.

He'd like me to come
to work for him.

I'm always kind of curious--

Well, how would we work
together?

We could make a pretty powerful
team, I think,

if we could work together.

You know, we should be able to
stand back to back

and make a pretty big
cloud of dust.

The season, ice road legend,
Alex Debogorski,

is joining forces
with old rival,

Hugh Rowland and VP Express.

You're looking good.
Did you lose some weight?

No.

You've been working out
or what?

No.

Are you wearing a corset?

[Laughing]

Me and Alex have known each
other for 30 years.

Over 30 years.

We like to compete
and get the most trips.

I don't know,
he's [Bleep] old as dirt, eh?

[Laughing]

Our rivalry's always been fun.

My god, I think
I found my arch-nemesis.

[Evil laughter]

Alex has always been
a good ice road trucker.

Between me and him,
we probably got more experience

than everybody here
put together.

VP snagged their biggest
contract to date,

hauling construction supplies
for a new civic arena

in remote St. Theresa Point.

But the 650-mile route

is one of the most challenging
and feared in all of Manitoba.

In the name of Father, the Son,
and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Thank you dear God for all your
blessings and help

that you give us every day,
especially the blessing of help

we don't realize
we're receiving from you.

On Alex's final run
last season,

the old pro tempted fate.

And his long career nearly came to a sudden end.

I pray that we have
a safe season.

Give us direction and guidance.

Protect our friends
and families.

Please keep us safe
in Jesus' name, amen.

Now Alex is heading
right back on the same roads

that almost cost him his life.

Away we go.

[Honking horn]

There we go! We're trucking!

Well, I guess they're gonna call
me the Preacher Man.

I've been called a lot worse
things than that.

And with the worst winter in
100 years on the way,

it'll be more dangerous
than ever.

Am I dangling on too fast for
you, Preacher Man,

or are we doing good?

[Laughing]

Come on, baby!

NARRATOR:
The battle on the winter roads
is underway.

ALEX:
I just passed marker 150
on St. Theresa Point Road.

Makes for a little nicer ride
if I go a little slower,

don't bounce up and down,

shake up my innards
so badly, eh?

And Alex Debogorski's hauling
his first load for VP Express,

along the notorious
bone-crushing road

to St. Theresa Point.

Goodness grief!

[Indistinct radio static]

Well, that must be Art
in the background.

I thought it was Hugh,
but it sounds maybe like Art.

Just like old times, boy.
We'll be running together.

Yeah, we'll have some time to
give you a counselling session.

[Laughing]

I could [Bleep] use one!

On his way to Garden Hill,
Polar driver Art Burke

catches up to former teammate
and old friend, Alex.

ART:
Honest to Jesus, I thought I
was [Bleep] fresh here, boy.

I just got out here
not so long ago, boy.

Right back in it again.
Didn't learn nothing.

Remember, Art? You said you
weren't gonna swear this year.

You said you were gonna
clean up your mouth.

How's that working?

[Bleep] damn near impossible.

So which way are you going?

Did you go right through
Theresa point,

or are you actually turning?

I'm just going down-- You're
going to St. Theresa, you said?

Well, you said you're
going to Garden Hill.

Yeah, that's before
St. Theresa's, though.

I think it is.
I go off there, somewhere.

Get the map, boy. What the
[Bleep]'s he talking about?

Got the map in there.

I gotta check this thing out,
boy. I'm gonna stop right here.

Well, there's Garden Hill.

I never passed any signs for
God's Lake or God's River.

[Bleep] all, did you?
You see any of that?

I think we're along here
somewhere.

ALEX:
Are you okay?
You going the right direction?

Yeah, well that's where
we [Bleep] up.

We're on the wrong road, boy.

[Bleep] Almighty.

Art's going the wrong way,

and with all probability,

he's drove all day, and he's
gonna have to turn around,

and go all the way back to
Norway House

and start over again.

He's gonna be
literally frothing.

Poor Art!

This guy here.

I'm gonna ask this guy here
what the [Bleep] is going on.

You wanna go to
Garden Hill?

Yeah. I gotta go back,
don't I?

Yeah.

So I'm going the wrong way.

How far is Garden Hill
past Wasagamack?

I guess I gotta go up there
and turn around, boy.

Probably.

Thank you!

NARRATOR: Art's wrong turn will force him to burn 12 crucial hours,

backtracking through the night.

Well, we're off to a good start!

And derails Polar
on their very first day.

150 miles north...

I'm gonna have to just hammer
down here a little bit

and see if I can't try to make
up a little bit of time.

Teammate Todd Dewey's hustling

to complete his
special mission for Polar.

This is the first time we've
been on this ice road.

You know, I'm kind of
like the scout.

Go out and go find the place,

you know, find your way there,
get that grader unloaded.

It's a big deal.

Got a lot of responsibilities
on my shoulder this trip.

But we'll get 'er done,
one way or another.

There's no turning around now.

The grader will be used
to build a new ice road,

extending Polar's reach
farther north.

But being the first to blaze a
trail over the remote road

is pushing him...

and his 35-ton load,
to the limit.

Now you see why I put so many
chains on that grader.

'Cause that's a lot of weight.
When that grader's on there,

rocking on the trailer
like that,

that's a lot of weight,
pushing and pulling out.

So it's just bumpy and groovy

and it pulls your frickin' truck
and bounces you round

and yanks you off the road.

Hang on.

Good sweet lord.

Well, there's a skinny, little,
frickin', no-good nothing.

Getting pretty narrow
through here, though.

Ooh! [Bleep]!
Sinking in pretty good.

NARRATOR:
Near the end of
the winter road...

Now you see why I put so many
chains on that grader.

Todd Dewey's trying
to stretch Polar

farther than they've
ever gone before.

Hang on!

Good sweet lord!

Getting pretty narrow
through here, though.

Ooh! [Bleep]!
Sinking in pretty good.

We just got stuck. We're stuck.
Just slid off the road.

You could see what type of road
we're on. Look at this.

The ground's really tore up.
It's in horrible frickin' shape.

Once my back axle
caught the snow bank,

it just sucked my trailer
into the snow bank.

I'm stuck.
There's no going anywhere.

We're in the middle of nowhere.

It's-- you know, 40 below
outside. It's freezing cold.

It's just [Bleep]. The whole
[Bleep] situation's [Bleep].

Dammit!

I gotta warm up, though.
I'm [Bleep] cold.

We're gonna have night creeping
right up on our ass here,

shortly.

Yeah, we're still
50 clicks away.

Yeah.

As temperature's plummet...

Here's the satellite phone.

Todd tries his last lifeline.

I don't even know
how this thing turns on.

Oh, wait.

Yeah, that's not gonna work.

Son of a bitch.

Yeah, we're stuck.
We ain't going anywhere.

Son of a bitch.

As night falls...

[Honking horn]

Hang on.

Bump.

Polar teammates Lisa Kelly
and Darrell Ward

are 14 hours into their haul
to Garden Hill.

Pressing through the night
to try and deliver on time.

Oh, my lord.
Was not expecting that.

Holy bump, Batman!

Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!

Where the [Bleep]'s a Zamboni
when you need one?

Smooth this [Bleep] out.

Oh...

We got a truck wrecked up here.
Slid backwards or some [Bleep].

I don't know what
he's got going on.

LISA:
Do we need to stop?

DARRELL:
Yeah, copy that.

A jackknifed rig
blocks the road,

and slams the convoy to a halt,

putting Lisa and Darrell's run
in jeopardy.

LISA:
Oh, my god.

Looks likes what happened
is he took for the hill,

and didn't make it,
and from what I'm guessing,

is he started coming
backwards downhill,

and got stuck.

With no help for miles
in any direction,

DARRELL:
I'm just trying to think that
maybe I ought to just, uh...

pull him out.

It's up to the Montana legend
to get the big rig free.

You're the driver of the truck?
How did you end up this way?

How many times have you backed
down this hill

and tried to hit it?

Twice.

Twice. I see you tire tracks
coming off over here.

How long you been driving truck?

Two days.

Two days?!

This guy's been driving
for two days.

He's running up this road
with no tire chains on.

Spins out on the hill, comes
backwards, ends up jackknifed.

Screws everybody up.

It's, uh... a rookie move

on an old man's part.

How much weight you got on this?

43 on the trailer.

Oh. We might not be able
to get him out.

The trailer's hauling
over 43,000 pounds,

and on the narrow road, there's no good angle to tow it.

LISA:
It's moving. Slowly but surely.

[Chain snapping]

NARRATOR:
On the road to Garden Hill...

A jackknifed big rig's halted
Darrell and Lisa's run.

And Polar's big expansion plan
is on ice.

I can't get enough angle on it.

[Chain snapping]

Not gonna be able to do it.

The weight of the trailer
proves too much for the chain.

That's Darrell's hook.
Broke it in half.

Let's get 'er out of the strap.

So Darrell will use what's left and make one last ditch effort.

I want it as short as it'll go.

Okay.

Come on!

LISA:
Oh, man, Darrell,

you have to teach me
how to run a winch truck.

Yeah.

All right!

I found a guy who said there's
no problem on this road.

Right.

He said, "We went up and there's
no hill, there's no nothing."

Just talked to him
at the junction.

Don't ever believe
what you hear on these road.

[Laughing]

All right.

Chain's cheap compared
to my downtime sitting here.

I had to get him off the road
so I could go.

I'm outta here.

Let's roll, baby!

DARRELL:
Yep, I'm good to go.

While Team Polar
gets back on the road...

Oh...

VP boss Hugh Rowland delivers
to St. Theresa Point

for the company's
big arena project,

and draws first blood
in the battle with Polar.

We made her into St. Theresa.
Real good time tonight.

We're pretty happy with that.

But 50 miles back...

[Honking horn]

Holy mackerel. This is
a pretty good clam here.

The rough road's giving
40-year pro Alex Debogorski

all he can handle.

Oh!

And the second half of VP's
haul has yet to be delivered.

Well, right now, my biggest
concern is staying on the road.

Climbing the hills.

Not spinning out and making
myself a bunch of work.

Considering I'm going between
20 and 30 kilometres an hour...

I'm having trouble
passing rabbits,

let alone worrying
about anything else.

I keep dragging my feet
like this,

I'm gonna get into
St. Theresa Point

too late to unload my load.

What's this?

We got an ice road.

I'm not real excited about this.

Just as he closes in
on his destination,

the old veteran faces
one last hurdle.

Ice road maximum:

15 kilometres an hour for
vehicles over seven tonnes.

My left leg's seven tonnes.

Much as I talk about,

you know, you shouldn't worry
till the time comes to worry,

I'm a worrier.

Last year we lost
a crawler tractor

and a grader in
Northern Ontario.

Life of-- The guys drowned.

And we lost a snowcat
up on the arctic ice,

out of Tuktoyaktuk,

where a fellow about 60 years
old went through the ice.

Same thing. Life was lost.

Here we go.

Alex rolls forward.

Well, I'm just
going on the ice here.

And tempts fate once again.

Oh... this is not good.

Well, I open the door in case
I need to leave in a hurry.

Your door isn't open?

Well, I guess...

keep the camera rolling
after I leave, please.

NARRATOR:
On the remote trail
to St. Theresa Point...

First sign the ice is gonna go
is the water is over your head.

It can be that quick.

VP Express driver Alex
Debogorski is attempting

the first night crossing
of the winter road season.

But the fresh ice is struggling to support his 18 ton load.

[Ice cracking]

Okay, well,
here's the shoreline.

Finally...

More excitement for today.

Alex conquers the crossing.

St. Theresa Point.

And delivers
the big money haul,

putting a second load on the
books for VP Express.

Well, thanks, God.

I made it here in one piece.
They're happy with the load.

They signed the bill.

Looks like money in the bank.

A good time was had by all.

As morning breaks...

LISA:
I'm pulling in to Garden Hill.

Me and Darrell drove all night.

Polar drivers Lisa Kelly
and Darrell Ward

arrive at Garden Hill.

And with their two deliveries,
the count's all tied up.

[Laughing]

It's been one heck of a run.

Oh, my gosh,
I wanna go to bed.

Finally, I'm outta here.

But not all Polar drivers have
completed their missions.

ART:
I'm sick and tired
of driving this truck.

We [Bleep] away a day yesterday.

So now we gotta have the hammer
down today to make that up.

I was positive that I was
going the right way.

After his wrong turn,

Art Burke's already
wasted a day backtracking.

With over 100 miles
still to go,

Polar's contract and Art's job
are on the line.

I'm getting sick of driving
these [Bleep] ice roads anyway,

to tell you the truth.

I'm gonna start a whorehouse.

I'll have to discuss this with
the old lady first, of course.

And near the end
of the winter roads...

Hello?

Todd Dewey's still stranded

after enduring a night
of 40-below temperatures.

We had a signal,
and now no signal now.

[Bleep]

With his big rig trapped,
and no one around for miles--

[Bleep], it just [Bleep].

Just [Bleep] figures.

It's a battle for survival.

When you're going somewhere
you've never been,

and there's no help around,

and you're completely
by yourself, 100%...

That's when it finally sinks
into your head...

Holy [Bleep].

I'm completely isolated.

I'm completely by myself.

Well, that "Oh [Bleep]" moment

could possibly be
your last moment.

Holy sweet lord...

NARRATOR:
This season, on
Ice Road Truckers...

Whoa...

Can we break any more [Bleep]?
Is it possible?

[Explosion]

LISA:
Woo!

Holy cow.

The drivers face their
toughest season ever.

Looks like the snow's getting
a little deeper here.

As the worst winter
in 100 years bears down.

Stop, stop, stop!
Darrell, stop, stop!

The storm is far from over. It's
been snowing now for three days.

And shows no mercy.

LISA:
Aah!