About us
Teachers, guides, and the people behind the counter.
Alpha Adventures sells gear for year-round adventure and runs paddling, snowshoe and cross-country ski tours, lessons and rentals across the Sunshine Coast.
We use what we sell.
Our staff are paddlers, skiers, snowshoers, climbers, runners, hikers, surfers and bikers. We guide the trips we sell and test the gear on our shelves, so the advice at the counter comes from the water and the ridge.
Jamie Mani, B.Ed · Owner/operator
An outdoor education and PE specialist teacher in the Sunshine Coast School District, Jamie spent over five years teaching in the Vancouver School Board's TREK outdoor education program and has instructed outdoor pursuits courses for Simon Fraser University. He teaches canoeing, kayaking, SUP, snowshoeing, and cross-country and telemark skiing, and is a member of the Sea Kayak Guides Alliance of BC, CANSI and Paddle Canada.
Sarah Mani, B.Ed · Co-owner & guide
An outdoor education teacher specializing in PE, Sarah brings a background as a sports trainer, skier and mountain bike coach. She instructs kayaking, paddle boarding and canoeing, and is a certified sea kayak, canoe and SUP instructor.
In summer, the whole coast.
We'll take you paddling anywhere from Gibsons to Pender Harbour, with Sechelt Inlet and the Thormanby Islands in between.
And in winter, Dakota Ridge