Haines Huts, under the Haines Alpine Touring Society, is one step closer to obtaining land to build a travelers’ cabin and may ask for borough support in the future.

Lindsay Johnson and Jessica Kayser-Forster updated the Haines Borough Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee May 23 on the project’s progress.

Johnson said the organization chose land for the hut beyond Chilly Ridge near Tukgahgo Mountain, accessible by the 7 Mile Saddle trail.

“It’s up on a…