7.7/1031 votes#1 - Before the Freeze
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 12/29/2011
Meet the Kilcher family, who live on a 600-acre homestead in Alaska. With another brutal winter approaching, and bears having killed two of the family's cattle, they are forced to pin all of their hopes of surviving the winter on one last hunting trip.
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- 7.6/1027 votes
#2 - Fueling the Fire
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/5/2012
The first storm of winter approaches as the family races to finish preparing for the next eight months; Atz herds cattle across flooded glacial rivers.
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- 7.7/1028 votes
#3 - Snow, Cold and Darkness
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/12/2012
The storms hit earlier than expected; search for a newborn calf and its mother; Otto builds shelter for his herd.
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- 7.7/1022 votes
#4 - Dead Of Winter
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/2012
Desperate for food, the Kilchers struggle to get through a harsh winter.
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- NaN/100 votes
#5 - Spring Has Sprung
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/10/2012
Spring arrives and the family deals with a rogue hen and hunts for food.
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- NaN/100 votes
#6 - Cattle Drive
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/17/2012
The family battles danger to drive their cattle to the summer pasture.
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- NaN/100 votes
#7 - Range Riding
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/24/2012
Atz begins range riding to protect Otto's cattle herd from predators.
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- 7.8/1019 votes
#8 - The River Wild
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/31/2012
The Kilchers call in favors to help build a fence before the high tide.
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- 7.1/1018 votes
#9 - Something's Fishy
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/7/2012
The Kilchers fish for the hundreds of pounds of fish needed over winter.
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- 7.5/1017 votes
#10 - Legend Of "Terrible Island"
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/14/2012
Atz Lee and Eiven travel to "Terrible Island" to hunt deer.
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- 7.8/1018 votes
#11 - Fall Feast
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/21/2012
Fall arrives and the Kilchers scramble to finish their winter preparations.
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- 8.0/1015 votes
#12 - Life According To Otto
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/28/2012
Otto's sense of humor and ingenuity inspire his family and neighbors.
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- 7.9/1014 votes
#13 - Homestead Innovations
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/5/2012
The Kilchers must not only reuse and recycle, but also reinvent.
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The Best Episodes of Alaska: The Last Frontier Season 1
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Centers on the Kilcher family and their community outside Homer, Alaska. Begun by patriarch Yule Kilcher who immigrated from Europe during WWII, and currently led...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Before the Freeze" is the best rated episode of "Alaska: The Last Frontier" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 31 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/29/2011. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Fueling the Fire".