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The Mountains
These are the highest Mountains of the Coast Range, the
Pantheons have some of the biggest peaks and longest runs
anywhere. Because of their location on the east side of
the coast mountains, the Pantheons recieve less snow than
the coast, but it can be drier and lighter.
Although the Pantheon Helisports area actually covers three mountain ranges
(the Niut, Waddington and Pantheon Ranges), our company is named for the Pantheon
Range because of its' exciting terrain, history of adventure and unforgettable
vistas.
The Pantheon Range is so coined because early explorers
named the peaks for various gods from a diverse set of
world beliefs: Mt. Thor, Mt. Vishnu, Mt. Zeus, and so
on.
Location
Pantheon Helisports is one hour by air north of Vancouver,
BC, Canada. Our heliskiing area is located on the east
(lee) side of the Coast mountains, roughly halfway between
Whistler and Bella Coola. The nearest town is Tatla
Lake, which is 3 hours west of Williams Lake by car, or
1 hour east of Anahim Lake.
Terrain
The Pantheon Helisports terrain is a half-million acres
(695 square miles or 1,800 square kilometers) of 3,000
to 5,000 foot descents located in the confluence of three
mountain ranges well known to climbers and professional
skiers: the Waddington Range, Niut Range and Pantheon
Range. The terrain is 40% strong intermediate, 40% advanced
and 20% expert and adjacent to historic Mt. Waddinton,
the tallest peak wholly in British Columbia. The ski terrain
is the highest in elevation of any in the Coast Range,
meaning that the snow tends to be lighter, drier, and
less likely to be affected by winter rain.
The Pantheon and Waddington ranges form the divide between
the Kliniklini River to the West, and the Homathko River
to the East. The Pantheon Range consists of major uplifts
separated by broad U shaped valleys.
Getting Here
Getting to the intimate Pantheon Lodge is as easy and
quick as getting to Whistler: guests board our private
18 passenger pressurized aircraft in Vancouver and make
the one hour flight to a modern airport then a scenic
two and a half hour drive to the lodge.
The Heliport
Pantheon Helisports is based from White Saddle
Aviation, the only helicopter service to Mt. Waddington
and the surrounding mountains. Whitesaddle has a helicopter
hangar, maintenance facilities, and fuel storage all located
on private land.
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