Nome Harbor is frozen but the miners are determined to stay on the gold throughout the icy winter. Shawn Pomrenke is thrilled to be mining without the interference of his father Steve and he's counting on Christine Rose deckhand Cody Moen to help lead the team to success. Zeke Tenhoff and Emily Riedel reunite after a contentious summer season and get busy winterizing the dredge with the help of Emily's quirky father Steve. Meanwhile, newcomer mining crew from the dredge Lazy Gator is on the ice hoping their inexperience won't prevent them from scoring a huge payday.