An absolutely wonderful experience travelling to Erciyes Ski Resort in Türkiye with the Muslim Ski Club. The trip could not have been planned any better, Burhan, along with his associates from Ski Turkish ensured every detail was taken care of for a trip that had the perfect combination of skiing, cultural immersion, socialising, downtime and relaxation.
“Was great, I would have not have tried without the Muslim Ski Club and I would love to continue practicing”
"Was a good opportunity to meet brothers and try something new. The staff and instructor were all friendly and patient with us. Skiing was very fun, and something I'm keen to try again in the future."
I went on the skiing trip having done up to the level 6 recreational standard at Milton Keynes so I considered myself still fairly beginner.
On day 1 and 2 Burhan took me and a friend around and made sure we were okay on the greens and blues, we learnt how to use the different types of lifts and he helped us improve our skiing from the snowplough to the parallel.
Day 3 we felt confident enough to go around ourselves and we had a great time on the Beret side of the mountain.
Day 4 I survived my first whiteout skiing experience, although I almost did lose a ski! Day 5 we accomplished something I never thought would have been possible at the start of this trip, skiing from the Eastern most peak to the Western most peak, which took around 5 hours.
Last but not least on our final day we visited one of our favourite peaks with the best blues and had a hot chocolate with the rest of the group.
The biggest highlight for me was my final run on a red where I successfully parallel skied the whole way down and felt my confidence had massively improved compared to day 1.
A big thank you from me to everyone in the group, especially those with more experience on the slopes, I lost count of how many times I was helped up or given pointers.
Honestly one of the best trips of my life 10/10 would recommend to anyone who wants to try out a ski trip!