Veysel Değirmenci (61), who has been teaching skiing for 40 years in KAYSERİ, said that he owes his healthy life to skiing. Değirmenci said, “The clean air in the ski center causes people to live in a healthy way. Let’s ski, let’s live disease-free, let’s be healthy,” he said.
Veysel Değirmenci, a ski instructor and operator known as the ‘Legend teacher’ on Mount Erciyes, said that he has been skiing since his childhood, so he never got sick. Değirmenci said, “Since we provide training at high altitudes, it has great benefits for human health. The altitude on the ski slopes in Erciyes varies between 2 thousand 215 and 3 thousand meters. The fresh air taken here causes people to live in a healthy way with the renewal of cells in our body, the proliferation of capillaries and the increase of red blood cells in the blood. It is seen that cancer is defeated in the rocks in the mountains. Let’s ski, let’s live disease-free, let’s be healthy,” he said.
‘I RAISED NATIONAL ATHLETES’
Stating that he received his education and training in the Alps, Değirmenci said, “I have given ski training to many people until today. Among them are politicians, businessmen, artists and athletes. I have trained national athletes. One of them is my son Mert Değirmenci. I started ski training when I was 3 years old. He was selected to the national team. He became the champion of Turkey. For the first time in Turkey, I also gave ski training to the visually impaired. I want to help everyone in the ski area. Skiing makes me happy,” he said.
Değirmenci also gave information about the intricacies of skiing and said, “Anyone between the ages of 3 and 90 can ski. People of all ages also ski in Erciyes. Erciyes has become one of the most important ski centers in the world, with investments. With our trainings, we provide basic and technical trainings to ski lovers such as how to slow down in skiing, how to stop, how to turn right and left.”