Auron ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Auron is a ski area in Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée, Alpes-Maritimes, France. Its 64 mapped downhill runs add up to 62 km, which ranks it #38 of 333 ski areas in France and gives it 0.7% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 962 m long.

Slopes at Auron

About 55% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 33% intermediate and 13% advanced or expert, which makes Auron a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 20 lifts: 9 chairlifts, 3 button lifts, 3 magic carpets, 2 cable cars, 1 gondola, 1 rope tow, 1 drag lift. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,597 m up to 2,444 m, a vertical drop of 847 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Auron

The nearest airport is Cuneo International Airport (CUF), about 67 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 26 min by car; Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE) is 67 km away. Nearby ski areas include Domaine skiable Valberg (54.1 km), Val Pelens, Roubion-Les-Buisses (15.5 km) and Isola 2000 (54.9 km), which together add 178 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.