The new mining season is full of nasty surprises but an unlikely rescue saves the day.

When a freak August snowstorm strands Claudia and Robin at Two Mile, Gary and Garon try to save the day by driving through the storm to bring them supplies but they wind up needing rescuing themselves.

The race is on to get out of Wolverine camp before the snow buries everything. With R2 back on the trail, driving out the most valuable jade of the season, Alan tells Claudia and Robin that he's opening a jade store in Beijing.

Guy is left in charge of Wolverine, where breaking in a new worker threatens to derail his mission to find the first jade of the season.

Bad brakes, frazzled nerves and a rough road have Claudia doubting her crew can haul their huge bunkhouse to camp in one piece.

Claudia pushes her crew to keep mining despite freezing temperatures and deteriorating road conditions, but her biggest obstacle could be Robin who wants to pack up before it's too late.

The season's first huge boulder is brought back to camp and put under the saw. A first-aid emergency forces Josh into action with his newly-minted training.

A run of duds force Robin and Justin on a last ditch quest to go prospecting for jade rocks to salvage the season while Scrappy Larry rushes to get a diesel tank converted into a hot tub in time for a community party.

With cold weather settling in early and debts piling up, the crew pushes, pulls and drags a mammoth and potentially season-saving boulder to camp.

After falling out with her business partners, Claudia and Robin race to restart mining at Wolverine, but get shut down by a surprise obstacle. Justin and Mike try a new approach on an old site.