The season at a glance
DecJanFebMarApr
Very lowLowMediumHighVery high
Crowds by month
50Dec
37Jan
58Feb
41Mar
30Apr
By day of the week
36Mon
33Tue
33Wed
35Thu
44Fri
75Sat
53Sun
The quietest days
Weekdays
- Monday 11 January
- Tuesday 12 January
- Wednesday 13 January
- Monday 18 January
- Tuesday 30 March
- Wednesday 31 March
Weekend
- Sunday 10 January
- Sunday 17 January
- Sunday 24 January
- Sunday 31 January
- Sunday 14 March
- Sunday 28 March
The busiest
- Saturday 26 December
- Saturday 2 January
- Saturday 13 February
- Saturday 20 February
- Saturday 27 February
- Saturday 6 March
Our own estimate: it is for comparing days with each other, not for knowing exactly how many people there will be.
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Pistes by difficulty
Green 3Blue 16Red 16Black 8
Altitude
1600 m2450 m
Vertical drop: 850 m · scale 800–3,700 m
Piste map
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What it offers and who it suits
What it offers
Snowpark
Kids’ area
Ski school
Snowmaking
Cross-country skiing
Who it suits
Piste split (green and blue, red, black)
Beginners
44 %
Intermediate
37 %
Experts
19 %
Families
Snowboard and freestyle
Freeride
Groups
See why
- Families. Famille Plus mark; Les Marmottes crèche (3 months-3 years), Les Oursons garderie (4-10 years) and ESF Snow Garden. source
- Beginners. ESF snow garden with 3 belts, heated chalet and snow games; family park. source
- Snowboard/freestyle. Snowpark and boardercross, family park. source
- Average level. Area of 135 km in 4 sectors. source
- Groups. Handiski, cross-country skiing and ski touring in the resort's offer. source
Location
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More about Auron
Maritime Alps resort (Mercantour) 90 km from Nice, linked to the village of Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée by gondola.
Strengths
- 135 km of slopes; largest area in the Maritime Alps; 4 sectors (Las Donnas, Sauma Longue, Demandols, Lieuson). source
- Lifts: 3 cable cars, 9 chairlifts, 3 drag lifts, 1 rope tow and 3 belts. source
- Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée (1,140 m, 7 km away) linked to the area by the Pinatelle gondola. source
- Snowmaking with a state-of-the-art system (no figure on the website). source
Services
- Line 91 bus from Nice Grand Arénas (1,70 EUR); Bus 100 % Neige Nice-Auron (14 EUR return, with booking); free internal shuttle. source
- Free car parks in Auron; ESF and independent moniteurs, Club des sports, sports shops. source
- Carte Cimes du Mercantour (rechargeable card) valid in Auron and Isola 2000. source
Information from the resort’s official websites and local tourism sources; it may change every season. Always check the data on the official website.
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