Stewardship

The universal human reaction to the magic of the Pantheon and Waddington Ranges is amazement; all who come here are blown away by the scale and scope of these mountains. It is not only their size and utility for sport that amazes, but also their unspoiled purity: no clearcuts, abundant wildlife, almost no trace that humans were ever there. Pantheon Helisports has put into place a Stewardship Policy which is designed to preserve this untouched wilderness, and promote non-extractive industries such as tourism to help ensure that these wild places are protected for the generations to follow. Below are a few components of this policy. Please feel free to contact us with your feedback and questions.

Wildlife Protection Policy
One of the aspects of the Pantheon Helisports area that is so special is the large number and huge variety of wildlife, even in winter. Making sure that these animals are not harmed by our presence is a central tenet of the Pantheon Helisports Wildlife Protection Policy.

During all operations, Pantheon Helisports maintains strict standards to ensure that wildlife is not negatively impacted by our operation. For example, if our helicopters are flying above a community of goats, the pilots will always maintain a distance of more than two kilometers to make sure that the goats are not disturbed by our presence.
Our daily wildlife impact mitigation program involves guides and pilots recording any wildlife observations, and reporting these sightings to the provincial government. We immediately change where and how we operate if our actions are having any observed impacts on local wildlife populations.

In many cases, the wildlife surveys that we complete during our operations are the most comprehensive and detailed ever completed in the area. Pantheon Helisports is developing wildlife maps to share with the government that will be used to promote conservation and protection measures.

Net Zero CO2 Policy
Activities which add greenhouse gasses such as carbon dioxide to the environment contribute to global warming, which in turn propagate droughts, floods and may effect future snowfall. While it might seem counterintuitive that a helisports company can operate without contributing CO2 to the air, by using innovative conservation techniques, Pantheon Helisports reduces overall net greenhouse gasses.

For example, Pantheon Helisports does not send out paper brochures, opting instead to send out only the electronic versions. This not only saves living trees (which process CO2), but also reduces emissions created producing, mailing, shipping, and delivering brochures. By limiting our communications to those media that do not have a negative greenhouse effect, we are continuing to reduce our overall CO2 production.

Secondly, all electricity used at the Whitesaddle Ranch (the Pantheon Helisports base of operations) is produced from clean hydroelectricity. The ranch has a Pelton-wheel type generator system which supplies the entire compound with its’ total electricity needs. The fossil fuels saved by not using any outside electricity are considerable, and further reduce the Pantheon Helisports net greenhouse gas production.