As the Haines Borough Assembly weighs a draft ordinance that would eliminate a cap on heliski tour permits in the borough, a new idea has piqued the interest of assembly members. The borough could limit the number of helicopters per operator and abolish its current restriction on skier days.
The idea, which emerged in a version of the ordinance recently proposed by Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures (SEABA), one of the three current heliski permit holders,…