Longyearbyen on Svalbard, the northernmost town in the world, is a place like no other—a place where you aren't allowed to be born or die, where carrying a gun outside of town is mandatory, and where polar bears outnumber people.

Winter comes to Longyearbyen, meaning 24 hours of total darkness and extreme Arctic weather. Witness the aftermath of an unthinkable tragedy, when an avalanche claims the life of the local teacher and a young child during a brutal storm.