We offer professional training courses for kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding, and avalanche safety.

Canadian Avalanche Association – Avalance Skills Training 1 (CAA AST 1)

The Avalanche Skills Training Level 1 Course will provide an entry-level decision-making framework that is based on the most advanced knowledge available. It is suitable for use by people with basic training and little experience.  In addition, the course will:

  • Provide the prerequisite knowledge required for further avalanche training.
  • Introduce and promote the Avalanche Skills Training Level 2 Course as the logical next step for gaining intermediate-level decision-making skills.

Objectives
At the end of the course, students should be able to:

  • Understand the basics of avalanche formation and release.
  • Identify avalanche terrain.
  • Know the steps required to plan and carry out a trip.
  • Use the Avaluator™ as a decision-making tool in areas where trips are rated using the Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale (ATES) and where Avalanche Danger Ratings and Avalanche Bulletins are available.
  • Find resources for obtaining ATES terrain ratings if their trip is not rated.
  • Find resources for obtaining Avalanche Danger Ratings and Avalanche Bulletins if these are not available.
  • Use appropriate travel techniques in avalanche terrain.
  • Carry out a companion rescue.
  • Understand the limits of their training

Registration Information:

  • Cost: $250 + tax
  • When:  Spring 2012 – TBA
  • Where: Sechelt and surrounding backcountry areas for field time
  • Instructor: Tracy Kindrachuk – CAA Level 2 Avalanche Technician and Avalanche Forecaster
  • How to register:  please phone our shop at 604.885.8838 to register
  • Equipment needed: Avalanche kit (beacon, probe, shovel), and a method of snow “travel”- snowshoes, AT, telemark, or backcountry skis.  All of these items can be rented from Alpha Adventues, but must be booked ahead of time.


Paddle Canada – Flatwater Stand Up Paddleboard Instructor (FW SUP)

This course is designed to provide a national certification in the instruction and administration of the Flatwater Stand Up Paddleboard Program. It is expected that candidates have SUP experience beyond that of the Advanced Flatwater skills course. Candidates are expected to perform all safety and skill items to a level that is superior to that of a student taking the Advanced Flatwater skill course. Candidates should have successfully completed the Paddle Canada Advanced Flatwater Skills course. Participants who have not taken a Paddle Canada Advanced Flatwater course will need to be assessed prior to entering the course

  • Cost: $325 + tax
  • When: 2012 dates TBA – please email or phone us to be contacted when the dates are set
  • Where: Porpoise Bay Provincial Park, Sechelt, BC
  • Instructor:  Jamie Mani

Sea Kayak Guides Alliance of BC – Level 1 Guides Course

This course is designed to meet one of the requirements of becoming a SKGABC certified Level 1 Guide.  Please note there are multiple requiremets to become fully certified.  For a complete explanation of the course, please read the Google Doc below.

Alpha Adventures Level 1 Guide Course Information

  • Cost: $650 + tax
  • When: March 21-25, 2012 - April 5-9, 2012 - May 23-27, 2012 - June 6-10, 2012
  • Where: Sechelt, BC – various locations
  • Instructor: Trevor Chapman, SKGABC Level 3 Guide, Guide Trainer