On one of the coldest frontiers on earth, road construction crews begin the process of creating the most unique passage in the world: a 350 mile highway of ice.  Truck drivers from all over North America make the long journey to Yellowknife, Canada for their chance at some quick cash.

For every load they haul across the ice, truck drivers are able to make as much as $2000.  If they have the stamina and strength to weather brutal temperatures and severe blizzards, they can make a year’s salary in just eight weeks. However, they have to move fast and get as many loads as possible - before spring arrives and the road melts away. 

In this episode, it is the second week of the ice road season. Brutal temperatures of minus forty degrees are already taking their toll on the truckers. Alex Debogorski hauls a 44,000 pound diamond ore crusher across 350 miles of ice to the BHP mine. It is a unique piece of equipment worth more than half a million dollars.

While on the road, Alex encounters a thick patch of ice fog. It is such a threatening situation that he turns to prayer to make it through. What Alex does not know is that ice fog is only the beginning. Up ahead, a severe arctic storm causes white out conditions and forces a road closure.

Meanwhile, rookie trucker TJ Tilcox is caught in his second storm of the season. There are no street lights or highway signs on the ice road. At times he is literally driving blind, unsure of which way the road turns.

Rick Yemm’s lead on his boss Hugh is threatened when he discovers mechanical problems with his suspension system. His truck goes into the shop at a loss of $1000 per day, while Hugh closes in. When they get back on the road after the storm, Hugh is back in the lead. Furthermore, he has no intention of letting Rick get ahead again - even if he has to joke around with firearms to keep him at bay.

Rookie Drew Sherwood - who hit a ditch on his first trip - has yet another stroke of bad luck. He loses his battery box on the road and is back in the shop with no power. Until his truck gets repaired, he is off the road and not making a dime.