Yukon Gold

Episodes

Season 1 · 10 episodes

• E1 Sluice or Die
  Mar 13, 2013 45 min

  Ken suffers from mechanical difficulties. Bernie struggles with a rookie crew and Big Al has a great start.

• E2 No Deaths, No Worries
  Mar 20, 2013 45 min

  On Sulphur Creek, young crew boss Karl has no sluice machine, and no sluice means no gold. Karl's father Marty, a highly respected self-made miner, builds a new one from scratch. While Karl waits, he struggles to keep his crew on task – and live up to his father's high expectations. Big Al tests new strategies – and new equipment – on a fresh claim. If only he could keep his machines running.

• E3 The Curse of Moose Creek
  Mar 27, 2013 45 min

  Karl must deal with mistakes his crew make and design flaws on the massive sluice his dad Marty built. Bernie packs it in at McDame and moves his operation, hoping his fortune is about to change.

• E4 Gold Fever!
  Apr 3, 2013 45 min

  With the weeks passing quickly, Ken and Guillaume's dreams of striking it big are starting to fade as they face continual equipment breakdowns and a crew member who goes AWOL. Bernie's decision to move to Snow Creek seems to be paying off, if only he can get his sons to step up and meet his expectations. Al McGregor's pay streak is threatened when he breaks a hitch trying to move his sluice.

• E5 Hard Days Night
  Apr 10, 2013 45 min

  While Guillaume Brodeur deals with moving their giant sluice, The Beast, Ken Foy must contend with a bigger challenge – a visit from his wife. Karl Knutson is shocked to learn just how quickly the season is passing, and with one water issue after another, his opportunity for a big payday is dwindling just as fast. A faulty clutch on Al McGregor’s sluice results in a shutdown; it’s a race to get it fixed and get back to work, even if it means working around the clock.

• E6 Never Say Die
  Apr 17, 2013 45 min

  Ken and Guillaume try to reverse their bad luck by moving across Moose Creek. Bernie has to deal with mistakes made by his junior crew. And Karl’s night crew is starting to slow him down.

• E7 Run for the Narrows
  Apr 24, 2013 45 min

  Cold weather threatens the miners' operations; Ken contemplates laying off half his crew; Karl's workers hunt moose after their sluice box ices over; Big Al battles beavers.

• E8 Winter Gamble
  May 1, 2013 45 min

  Ken uncovers a mother lode of gold after he changes the Beast's location; breakdowns threaten to bring an early end to Bernie's season; Big Al selects a final site for his sluice plant.

• E9 The Last Stand
  May 8, 2013 45 min

  Ken uncovers a mother lode of gold after he changes the Beast's location; breakdowns threaten to bring an early end to Bernie's season; Big Al selects a final site for his sluice plant.

• E10 Freeze Up
  May 15, 2013 45 min

  Snow threatens to bury Ken's pay dirt; Karl ignores his father's advice; Big Al deals with failing equipment and unhappy workers as his first season comes to an end.