Meet The Team

Todd Manton, Co-owner / Operator

Todd Manton holds a degree in Ecotourism in Outdoor Leadership and has worked in the zipline industry since 2010, starting in the Okanagan before co-founding Kokanee Mountain Zipline in 2015 and Mineral Mountain Ziplines in 2017. As co-owner and operator, Todd leads day-to-day course operations, guide training, and safety standards across all six ziplines at MMZ.

Jay Manton, Co-owner / GM

Jay Manton is a BC-registered engineer who co-founded Kokanee Mountain Zipline in 2015 and Mineral Mountain Ziplines in 2017 with his brother Todd. As co-owner and general manager, Jay oversees engineering, course inspections, and business operations. His engineering background informs every line on the MMZ course, from anchor design to load planning above Fairmont Creek. 

About the Manton Brothers

With a mutual love of year-round outdoor adventures, Todd and Jay Manton combined their backgrounds in ecotourism, engineering, and business to open Kokanee Mountain Zipline near Nelson, BC in 2015. They opened Mineral Mountain Ziplines at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort in 2017 as their second course. Together they have operated zipline tours in British Columbia for over a decade.

Visit the Kokanee Mountain Zipline website.

Sustainability

Our belief is that a zip line course should embrace the natural environment, rather than exploit it. Our ecotourism operation was founded by a pair of avid outdoorsmen, and we’re committed to preserving the surrounding landscape so that others may appreciate it through this unique activity.

Mineral Mountain Zipline is rich with geographical and ecological features, and everything we do is designed to minimize our impact on the area. We want our guests to enjoy the stunning views of the larch and Douglas fir forests, the hoodoos and Columbia Lake in their purest form.