The new Mount Riley Road sledding hill is cleared of stumps, smoothed out, and ready to go. The only thing missing is snow.

In May 2014, the Haines Borough Assembly agreed to put $8,000 toward the creation of a sledding hill running parallel to Mount Riley Road. The project also required use of a tract of borough land about 100 feet wide and 1,200 feet long.

Public facilities director Brad Ryan said local logger Scott…